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HISTORY 


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BENCH  AND  BAR 


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OREGON 


HISTORICAL  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 
PORTLAND,   OREGON 

1910 


HISTORY  OF  THE  BENCH  AND  BAR 
OF  OREGON 


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FOREWORD 


ONE  is  embarrassed,  not  so  much  with  the  lack  of  material 
as  the  abundance  of  it,  in  the  preparation  of  a  work  like 
the  present.     It  is  probable,  that  when  all  is  written,  there 
will  be  found  some  omissions,  and  it  is  also  probable  that 
some  matters  may  be  expressed  herein  that  were  better  left  unsaid; 
but  "it  is  human  to  err."     May  we  be  forgiven  if  we  have  "done 
the  things  we  ought  not  to  have  done." 

It  should  be  a  matter  of  pride  to  remember  that  most  of  the 
great  events  of  the  world  have  had  a  lawyer  somewhere  connected 
with  them.  "It  was  a  lawyer  who  moved  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence; it  was  a  lawyer  who  wrote  the  Declaration;  thirty  out  of 
fifty-five  members  constituting  the  constitutional  convention  were 
lawyers  .  .  .  the  very  web  and  woof  of  that  instrument,  every 
arch  and  key  composing  that  wondrous  structure,  was  proposed,  pol- 
ished and  set  in  order  by  lawyers,  most  conspicuous  of  whom  were 
James  Madison  and  James  Wilson."  A  lawyer  it  was  whose  brain 
evolved  the  Declaration  of  Independence  of  the  Republic  of  Texas. 
It  was  Chief  Justice  Marshall's  master  mind  that  gave  practical  ef- 
fect to  our  national  constitution. 

The  Magna  Charta  that  was  wrested  from  King  John  was  written 
by  lawyers.  To  Sir  Edward  Coke  is  owing  the  Petition  of  Rights, 
and  it  was  he  who  dared  to  declare  that  the  king  is  not  above  the 
law.  It  is  to  a  lawyer  we  are  indebted  for  the  drafting  of  the 
Habeas  Corpus  Act.  The  Statute  of  William  I  and  Mary  I,  settling 
the  succession  of  the  crown  and  establishing  the  rights  of  the  sub- 
ject, was  the  work  of  a  lawyer.  Upon  this  statute  was  based  the 
first  eight  amendments  to  the  Federal  Constitution,  and  from  them, 
again,  come  the  Declaration  of  Rights  which  are  embodied  in  the 
constitution  of  every  state  in  the  Union. 

The  Reform  Bill  adopted  in  England  in  1832  was  the  work  of  a 
lawyer,  and  it  was  a  lawyer  who  proclaimed  the  present  Republic  of 
France,  in  1870.  Twenty  American  Presidents  were  lawyers,  and 
the  majority  of  the  members  of  Congress  are  lawyers.  Hamilton, 
Walker,  Chase,  Sherman  and  Carlisle,  five  of  the  United  States  Sec- 
retaries of  the  Treasury,  were  members  of  the  legal  profession. 
Phelps,  Bayard,  Choate,  the  great  American  ambassadors,  were  law- 
yers. So,  too,  were  Presidents  Polk,  Lincoln  and  McKinley.  The 
great  names  of  Madison,  Hamilton,  Jay,  Livingston,  Ellsworth,  Sher- 
man, Johnson,  Fisher,  Ames,  Parsons,  Marshall,  Wythe  and  scores 


of  other  brilliant  legal  minds,  add  lustre  to  this  honorable  profes- 
sion. It  is  true  that  "lawyers  are,  and  have  been  in  all  ages,  the 
chief  defense  and  preservers  of  free  institutions  and  of  public  and 
individual  liberty." 

Masterly  in  its  simplicity,  was  the  word  picture  of  a  court  room, 
painted  by  Judge  Martin  L.  Pipes,  the  well-known  Portland  lawyer, 
in  his  address  delivered  before  the  Oregon  State  Bar  Association, 
November  17,  1909,  in  which  he  said: 

"The  court  room  is  the  one  place  where  the  citizen  comes  into 
daily  contact  with  his  Government.  Other  departments  are  more  or 
less  remote  from  him;  their  action  affecting  him  more  or  less  indi- 
rectly. But  here  he  is  in  the  presence  of  the  dignity  of  the  state,  the 
corporeal  symbol  of  justice,  the  beneficent  tribunal  that  protects 
him  in  his  legal  rights;  and  when  he  approaches  that  bar,  he  need 
not  come  with  bated  breath  to  plead  for  favors,  political  or  other- 
wise, nor  bow  his  head  to  conciliate  the  frown  of  favor;  but  he  stands 
in  that  presence  shorn  of  every  badge  of  station,  high  or  low,  and 
as  free  and  as  equal  as  he  was  born.  In  other  places  and  in  other 
situations  the  inequalities  of  life  affect  him. 

"But  when  he  enters  the  door  of  a  court  of  justice,  he  leaves 
behind  him  all  distinctions,  all  advantages  and  disadvantages,  all 
questions  of  social  or  political  influence,  all  the  handicap  of  poverty, 
all  the  prestige  of  wealth,  and  stands  mantled  only  with  the  invis- 
ible but  impermeable  robe  of  simple  citizenship.  It  is  so  because  he 
is  in  the  place  where  the  law  must  prevail.  There  is,  therefore,  no 
place  in  this  ideal  court  for  any  other  influence  than  the  judge's 
sense  of  justice  and  of  his  loyalty  to  the  law." 

Many  of  the  great  lawyers  and  judges  who  have  made  Oregon 
famous,  have  passed  from  the  earthly  forum  to  the  Great  Bar  of 
Judgment.  They  have  left  their  record  behind  them.  There  they 
stand  equal  with  all  other  men,  yet  in  their  work  here  they  still 
speak,  albeit  they  stand  in  "the  silent  halls  of  death."  Oregon 
has  reason  to  be  proud  of  these  men,  for  it  is  owing  to  their  care 
and  wisdom  that  we  have  our  present  rights  so  well  safeguarded. 

In  a  work  of  this  kind  there  is  little  opportunity  for  absolutely 
strict  originality,  unless  it  may  be  in  the  form  of  expression,  and 
therefore  we  should  not  be  accused  of  plagiarism.  Indeed,  by  its 
very  nature,  one  must  follow  often  the  exact  words  of  other  writers. 
As  to  any  possible  charge  of  plagiarism,  we  would  respectfully  refer 
the  reader  to  two  distinct  writers  in  the  American  school  of  litera- 
ture—Ralph Waldo  Emerson  and  Samuel  L.  Clemens  (Mark  Twain) 
in  justification.  Emerson  says: 

"It  has  come  to  be  practically  a  sort  of  rule  in  literature,  that  a 
man,  having  once  shown  himself  capable  of  original  writing,  is  enti- 


tied  thenceforth  to  steal  from  the  writings  of  others  at  discretion. 
Thought  is  the  property  of  him  who  can  entertain  it,  and  of  him 
who  can  adequately  place  it.  A  certain  awkwardness  marks  the  use 
of  borrowed  thoughts;  but  as  soon  as  we  have  learned  what  to  do 
with  them,  they  become  our  own." 

Mark  Twain,  in  a  letter  to  the  editor  of  the  Grants  Pass  Observer 
in  1887,  said: 

"A  considerable  part  of  every  book  is  an  unconscious  plagiarism 
of  some  previous  book.  There  is  no  sin  about  it.  If  there  were, 
and  it  were  of  the  deadly  sort,  it  would  eventually  be  necessary  to 
restrict  hell  to  authors — and  then  enlarge  it." 

From  Homer's  time  to  the  present  authors  have  borrowed  from 
the  writers  who  preceded  them;  yes,  indeed,  from  the  time  "'Omer 
struck  his  bloomin'  lyre." 


BENCH  AND  BAR  OF  OREGON 


In  a  work  like  the  present,  one  is  not  necessarily  restricted  by 
the  title  to  a  mere  review  of  the  great  jurists,  lawyers  and  statesmen 
whose  names  adorn  the  history  of  the  state.  Indeed,  it  is  necessary 
and  proper,  if  not  absolutely  unavoidable,  to  make  frequent  refer- 
ences to  the  history  of  Oregon,  past  and  present,  to  properly  delin- 
eate the  boundaries  of  that  vast  stage  upon  which  great  characters 
have  appeared. 

The  Oregon  of  today,  large  as  it  is,  with  its  96,030  square  miles 
of  area,  is  not  the  Oregon  of  the  past.  The  original  Oregon  Country 
included  the  present  Oregon,  the  states  of  Washington,  Idaho,  part 
of  Montana  and  Wyoming,  and  all  of  British  Columbia  west  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains  and  south  of  the  Alaska  line  of  54  degrees  and 
40  minutes.  It  was  greater  than  the  combined  areas  of  the  thirteen 
colonies  at  the  time  of  the  Revolution,  and  included  the  entire  terri- 
tory between  the  Rocky  Mountains  and  the  Pacific  Ocean,  the  Alaska 
boundary  on  the  north  and  the  California  boundary  on  the  south. 
Even  in  1843,  Senator  McDuffie,  of  South  Carolina,  had  so  little 
discernment  as  to  scoff  in  the  Senate  at  the  possibility  of  building 
a  railroad  to  the  mouth  of  the  Columbia  River,  and  thanked  God  for 
having  placed  the  Rocky  Mountains  in  the  way  so  as  to  make  this 
country  unapproachable. 

What  was  the  opinion  of  Thomas  Jefferson  all  know,  especially 
after  the  Lewis  and  Clark  expedition  of  1805,  whose  centennial  was 
so  splendidly  celebrated  at  Portland  in  1905.  With  magnificent 
foresight,  Senator  Baylies,  of  Massachusetts,  in  1823  uttered  these 
words: 

"Our  natural  boundary  is  the  Pacific  Ocean.  The  swelling  tide 
of  our  population  must  and  will  roll  on  until  that  mighty  ocean  in- 
terposes its  waters  and  limits  our  territorial  empire.  Then,  with 
two  oceans  washing  our  shores,  the  commercial  wealth  of  the  world 
is  ours,  and  our  imagination  can  hardly  conceive  the  greatness,  the 
grandeur  and  the  power  that  awaits  us." 

The  present  State  of  Oregon  has  a  length  of  395  miles  from  east 
to  west,  and  a  width,  from  north  to  south,  of  278  miles.  Should  one 
combine  the  areas  of  New  Hampshire,  Vermont,  Rhode  Island,  Con- 
necticut and  New  York,  he  would  find  that  Oregon  contains  2,500,- 
000  acres  more  than  all  these  states  together.  Should  the  areas  of 


8  HISTORICAL 

Indiana  and  Illinois  be  combined,  Oregon  would  be  found  to  con- 
tain 3,030  square  miles  more  than  their  united  area.  The  original 
Oregon  Country,  ceded  by  Great  Britain,  June  15,  1846,  contained 
307,000  square  miles.  The  state  lies  between  latitude  42  degrees 
and  46  degrees  18  minutes  north,  and  between  116  degrees  33  min- 
utes and  124  degrees  25  minutes  west  longitude. 

By  act  of  Congress,  March  2,  1853,  Washington  was  carved  from 
this  vast  domain,  and  organized  as  a  separate  territory.  Idaho  was 
taken,  and  organized  as  a  territory,  March  3,  1863;  Montana,  May 
26,  1864;  Wyoming,  July  25,  1868— and  what  we  know  as  Oregon  of 
today,  was  left. 

Oregon  is  divided  into  the  following  districts: 

First — The  territory  in  the  northeastern  part  of  the  state,  bounded 
by  the  Snake  and  Columbia  Rivers. 

Second  —  Central  Oregon,  including  the  Hood  River  region. 

Third  — The  Willamette  Valley,  135  miles  long,  and  from  25  to 
40  miles  wide,  extending  from  Portland  to  Eugene,  including  eight 
counties  and  covering  4,000,000  acres. 

Fourth  — The  Coast  region,  beginning  at  the  confluence  of  the 
Willamette  and  Columbia  Rivers,  twelve  miles  below  Portland.  It 
includes  the  entire  western  coast  of  the  state  south  to  the  California 
boundary. 

Fifth  — Southern  Oregon.  This  includes  the  Umpqua  and  Rogue 
River  valleys. 

Sixth  — Southeastern  Oregon.  This  includes  two  subdivisions— 
the  semi-arid,  rolling  hills  and  plateaus  south  of  the  Deschutes, 
Crooked  River,  Harney  and  Malheur  valleys;  the  lake  region  north 
of  the  California  boundary  line. 

It  is  fitting  and  proper  that  considerable  reference  should  be 
made  to  the  Columbia  River,  the  northern  boundary  of  Oregon.  Its 
sources  are  legion.  It  drains  its  immense  volume  of  water  from 
the  melting  snows  of  eight  great  mountain  ranges.  The  region  it 
drains  is  a  greater  one  than  that  of  the  combined  areas  of  all  the 
Middle  and  New  England  states.  When  the  happy  phrase  "Inland 
Empire"  is  applied  to  this  vast  territory,  it  is  no  merely  fanciful 
title.  When  William  Cullen  Bryant  penned  the  line  "Where  rolls 
the  Oregon,"  he  referred  to  the  Columbia. 

For  two  hundred  years  the  exact  location  of  the  Columbia  was 
not  defined.  It  was  nearly  as  mythical  as  the  fabled  Styx  of  the 
old-time  Greek.  It  ranked  alongside  that  imaginary  creation — the 
Straits  of  Anian  —  the  supposedly  existing  waterway  around  the 
northern  end  of  the  North  American  continent. 


HISTORICAL  9 

Passing  over  the  accounts  of  the  early  Spanish  navigators  who 
sighted  this  stream,  we  find  that  Captain  George  Vancouver,  an 
officer  of  the  British  navy,  to  whom  is  due  some  of  the  geographical 
names  now  known  along  the  Columbia,  arrived  off  the  mouth  of 
the  river  April  27,  1792.  He  tried  to  locate  the  Straits  of  Anian, 
the  Straits  of  Juan  de  Fuca,  the  Rio  de  Aguilar,  the  Rio  de  los 
Reyes  and  the  Oregon  River.  He  concluded  that  the  mouth  of  the 
Columbia  was  only  an  inlet.  Sailing  north  he  encountered  the  Co- 
lumbia Rediviva,  an  American  ship  from  Boston,  commanded  by 
Captain  Robert  Gray.  Gray  attempted  to  convince  Vancouver  that 
what  he  had  seen  was  in  reality  the  mouth  of  a  river,  but  the  latter 
obstinately  held  to  his  opinion.  Gray  sailed  south  and  succeeded  in 
entering  the  river  and  sailed  upstream  for  a  distance  of  ten  miles. 
The  English  after  hearing  of  Gray's  achievement,  effected  an  en- 
trance into  the  river  by  means  of  the  Chatham,  in  charge  of  Lieu- 
tenant W.  R.  Broughton.  He  proceeded  only  a  short  distance,  before 
dropping  anchor.  By  means  of  row  boats  he  ascended  the  stream 
to  the  point  where  the  present  City  of  Vancouver,  Washington,  is 
located.  Regardless  of  what  Captain  Gray  had  accomplished, 
Broughton  took  possession  of  the  entire  region  in  the  name  of 
King  George,  and  upon  this  England  based  its  claim  of  ownership 
until  the  Treaty  of  1846  settled  the  title  in  favor  of  the  United 
States. 

The  Portland  Oregonian  has  this  to  say  of  "Champoeg  Day," 
which  is  apropos  of  those  far-off  days  when  the  Provisional  Govern- 
ment was  founded,  of  which  event  F.  X.  Matthieu  is  the  sole  sur- 
vivor: 

'  'Champoeg  Day'  does  not  arouse  the  enthusiasm  even  among 
the  old  settlers  of  the  Willamette  Valley  to  which,  by  reason  of  its 
important  place  in  the  state's  beginnings,  it  is  entitled. 

"Ten  years  ago  this  day  (May  2,  1900)  was  rescued  from  the  dim 
aisles  of  our  past,  and  through  the  revival  of  memory  was  given  de- 
served prominence  in  local  history.  Earnest  effort  on  the  part  of  a 
few  men,  sustained  and  encouraged  by  a  number  of  women,  re- 
sulted in  procuring  a  movement  to  mark  suitably  the  spot  where 
the  first  form  of  civic  government  by  Americans  in  the  great  Ore- 
gon Country  was  instituted.  This  monument  was  duly  engraved 
with  the  names  of  the  half-hundred  men  of  the  wilderness,  men  who 
had  reached  the  place  of  the  meeting  on  horseback,  on  foot  and  by 
canoes  on  the  appointed  day.  A  simple  block  of  gray  granite,  plain 
as  were  the  lives  of  the  men  whose  names  it  holds,  was  placed  as 
nearly  as  could  be  determined  and  as  the  crumbling  bank  of  the 
river'  at  that  place  would  permit,  upon  the  spot  where  a  chorus  of 
'Ayes'  went  up  on  that  May  day  in  1843  in  answer  to  the  question, 
'Shall  a  provisional  government  be  established  in  Oregon  by  Ameri- 
cans?' 


10  HISTORICAL 

"Each  year  since  the  monument  was  placed,  1900,  there  has  been 
a  rally  around  it  of  those  most  deeply  interested  for  memory's  sake 
and  all  who  have  cared  to  listen  have  heard  anew  the  tale  that  his- 
tory tells  of  the  rally  of  that  far  away  day  and  year.  A  total  of  102 
men  were  present  on  the  initial  Champoeg  Day,  sixty-seven  years 
ago.  The  names  of  all  of  those  who  voted  for  the  organization  of 
some  form  of  civil  government  in  the  Oregon  Country  have  been 
chiseled  upon  the  granite  block  that  is  a  silent  sentinel  of  the  spot. 
The  memory  of  that  day,  as  far  as  its  living  witnesses  go,  will  soon 
be  blotted  out.  But  the  work  then  and  there  begun  lives  and  will 
live  in  a  happy,  free  and  prosperous  commonwealth,  over  which 
floats  the  American  flag." 

Though  the  idea  of  a  Provisional  Government  was  formed  May  2, 
1843,  its  real  adoption  occurred  July  26,  1845.  The  center  of  white 
population  was  in  the  Willamette  Valley  and  comprised  less  than 
300  Americans,  made  up  mostly  of  Protestant  missionaries  and 
their  families,  together  with  a  few  others.  There  were  also  about 
seventy-five  French-Canadians.  The  Provisional  Government  was 
established  by  a  vote  of  fifty-two  for  to  fifty  against.  This  form  of 
government  continued  until  the  organization  of  the  Territorial  Gov- 
ernment in  1849.  It  embodied  a  code  of  laws  adopted  by  the  Ameri- 
can immigrants  and  British  subjects.  Primarily  it  had  no  executive 
head,  but  an  executive  committee  of  three.  The  expenses  of  admin- 
istration was  provided  for  by  voluntary  subscription,  there  being  no 
provision  for  taxation.  With  the  increase  in  population,  a  system 
of  taxation  was  adopted  and  a  Governor  elected. 

At  the  celebration  of  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  Oregon's  admis- 
sion as  a  state,  held  at  Salem,  Monday,  February  15,  1909,  F.  N. 
Judson,  of  St.  Louis,  in  his  address,  said: 

"An  anomalous  provision  of  this  Provisional  Government  was  its 
creation  and  maintenance  by  men  who  owed  allegiance  to  different 
sovereignties,  whose  relations  were  at  times  strained  even  to  the  point 
of  threatened  war.  The  oath  of  the  officials  of  this  Government 
expressly  reserved  the  duty  owing  as  a  citizen  of  the  United  States, 
or  as  a  subject  of  Great  Britain." 

For  twenty-five  years  after  1819,  the  Oregon  territory  was  jointly 
held  by  England  and  the  United  States.  The  claim  of  the  latter  was 
based  upon  the  discovery  and  exploration  of  the  Columbia  River  in 
1792  by  Captain  Gray,  the  explorations  of  Lewis  and  Clark,  the  set- 
tlement at  Astoria  and  the  acquisition  of  the  rights  claimed  by  Spain 
under  the  Florida  treaty  of  1819.  Great  Britain  claimed  the  entire 
country  south  to  the  Columbia  River,  chiefly  by  reason  of  the  occu- 
pancy of  the  territory  by  the  Hudson's  Bay  Company. 

The  Louisiana   Purchase  of   1803  comprised  the  territory  ceded 


HISTORICAL  11 

by  Spain  to  France  and  later  re-ceded  to  France.  This  was  sold  to 
the  United  States,  but  was  never  asserted  as  a  basis  for  title  by  the 
latter.  In  1892  Dr.  Fiske  said  at  Astoria:  "Neither  the  purchase  of 
1803  nor  that  of  1819  would  have  gone  far  towards  giving  Oregon 
to  the  United  States,  unless  the  shadowy,  metaphysical  claims  had 
been  supplemented  by  the  solid  facts  of  occupancy  and  possession." 

The  treaty  of  June  15,  1846,  between  England  and  the  United 
States,  provided  that  the  boundary  line  should  be  the  forty-ninth 
parallel  to  the  middle  of  the  channel  which  separates  Vancouver 
Island  from  the  mountains;  thence  southerly  through  the  middle  of 
the  channel  through  Juan  de  Fuca  Straits  to  the  Pacific  Ocean. 
Question  arose  as  to  which  channel  was  meant,  there  being  doubts 
as  to  which  country  Washington  Sound  and  its  islands  belonged.  In 
1859  the  two  governments  effected  a  friendly  modus  vivendi  by 
joint  occupation,  Great  Britain  establishing  a  garrison  at  the  north 
end  and  the  United  States  one  at  the  south.  In  1871,  Emperor  Wil- 
liam of  Germany,  to  whom  the  matter  was  referred  for  arbitration 
under  the  Treaty  of  Washington,  decided  in  favor  of  the  United 
States. 

After  Oregon  was  organized  as  a  territory,  General  Joseph  Lane, 
of  Indiana,  was  appointed  Governor.  By  the  enactment  by  Congress 
on  September  27,  1850,  of  the  Donation  Land  Law,  a  legal  basis  for 
private  land  titles  was  established.  By  its  terms  possession  claims 
priorily  established,  were  legally  sanctioned.  By  the  appointment  of 
General  Lane,  civil  government  was  thereby  inaugurated,  and  courts, 
for  the  first  time  under  governmental  authority,  were  organized. 

February  14,  1859,  the  act  admitting  Oregon  as  a  state  was  ap- 
proved by  President  Buchanan,  and  it  entered  the  Union  as  the 
thirty-third  state.  Oregon  was  the  last  state  to  be  admitted  before 
secession  by  the  Southern  states  begun,  as  Kansas  was  not  admitted 
until  January,  1861. 

In  preparing  an  account  of  the  affairs  and  the  men  of  the  early 
days  who  created  them,  based  upon  information  from  many  sources, 
we  have  not  attempted  to  set  our  work  by  hard  and  invariable 
lines,  nor  to  always  follow  events  exactly  in  their  chronologic  order. 
To  refer  again  to  the  Provisional  Government,  even  though  it  may 
prove  a  repetition.  It  is  a  pleasure  to  peruse  the  addresses  of  George 
H.  Williams  relative  to  those  primitive  times. 

"Here  were  a  few  scattered  people,"  said  he,  "without  any  po- 
litical or  social  organization;  they  were  exposed  to  the  hostilities 
and  depredations  of  wild  animals;  instinctively  the  idea  of  getting 
together  for  mutual  protection  began  to  work;  neighbors  consulted 
with  each  other  about  the  situation,  and  finally  a  meeting  of  about 
one  hundred  persons  comprising  a  large  part  of  the  men  of  the 


12  HISTORICAL 

territory,  was  held  at  Champoeg,  to  take  into  consideration  the  for- 
mation of  a  government;  committees  were  appointed,  meetings  held, 
officials  named,  and  the  ideas  about  a  government  were  working 
towards  a  result,  but  nothing  definite  was  accomplished  until  1845 
when  a  Provisional  Government  was  adopted— that  is  to  say,  a  local 
government,  to  exist  until  a  government  was  established  over  the 
territory  by  the  United  States." 

Judge  Williams  paid  a  beautiful  tribute  to  Dr.  John  McLoughlin, 
"the  Father  of  Oregon,"  in  one  of  his  famous  addresses.  He  said, 
inter  alia:  "He  had  more  influence  with  the  Indians  than  any  other 
man  who  ever  lived  on  the  Pacific  Coast;  they  reverenced  and  feared 
him.  He  was  a  born  commander  of  men.  I  remember  his  long  sil- 
very locks,  his  ruddy  complexion,  his  powerful  frame,  and  accom- 
plished manners.  I  can  say  of  him  with  as  much  truth  as  any  man 
I  ever  saw  that  he  was  one  upon  whom  every  God  had  seemed  to 
set  his  seal  to  give  the  world  assurance  of  a  man.  His  claim  to  the 
grateful  remembrance  of  the  people  of  Oregon  is  founded  upon  the 
fact  that  when  the  emigrants  arrived  from  the  plains  poor  and  needy, 
he  fed  the  hungry,  clothed  the  naked,  and  helped  them  to  start  life 
anew  in  their  new  homes.  He  lost  his  standing  with  the  British 
company  on  account  of  his  friendship  for  American  settlers;  he 
moved  from  Vancouver,  where  at  one  time  he  reigned  supreme,  to 
Oregon  City,  where  he  died." 

The  late  Rev.  B.  Wistar  Morris,  Episcopal  Bishop  for  Oregon, 
in  an  address  before  the  Oregon  Pioneer  Association  in  1896,  re- 
ferred to  the  Treaty  of  1846  between  Great  Britain  and  the  United 
States  regarding  the  Oregon  territory,  in  an  interesting  manner. 
He  said: 

"Some  facts  in  the  history  of  this  very  treaty  whose  anniversary 
has  brought  us  here,  will  give  striking  illustrations  of  the  real  con- 
dition of  things,  then,  in  this  regard.  So  far  away  and  inacessible 
was  this  country  fifty  years  ago,  that  the  joyful  news  of  this  treaty 
of  June  15  did  not  reach  this  country  until  the  12th  of  November, 
five  months  after  it  was  ratified  by  the  United  States  Senate,  and 
then  by  the  roundabout  way  of  the  Sandwich  Islands.  The  poor,  un- 
fortunate and  anxious  dwellers  in  the  territories  of  Oregon  and 
Washington  were  living  all  this  time  without  one  of  them  knowing 
whether  he  or  she  was  a  Britisher  or  a  Yankee.  This  news  was  brought 
here  by  a  vessel,  the  bark  Toulon,  trading  between  the  Sandwich 
Islands  and  this  port  (Portland),  of  which  Mr.  Benjamin  Stark,  a 
gentleman  well  known  to  many  of  my  hearers,  was  the  supercargo." 

In  a  letter  received  by  Bishop  Morris  from  Mr.  Stark,  at  that 
time  residing  at  New  London,  Conn.,  the  latter  said: 

"One  of  the  immediate  consequences  was  the  withdrawal  of  the 


HISTORICAL  13 

British  sloop-of-war,  Modeste.  The  presence  of  this  vessel  anchored 
in  front  of  the  Hudson  Bay  station  at  Vancouver,  since  the  fall  of 
1845,  had  been  a  source  of  constant  irritation  to  the  hardy  band  of 
immigrants  settled  in  the  valley  of  the  Willamette." 

OREGON  COUNTIES. 

We  are  indebted  to  the  able  researches  of  Frederick  V.  Holman, 
a  prominent  member  of  the  Multnomah  County  bar,  for  the  infor- 
mation herein  contained,  relative  to  "Oregon  Counties:  Their  Crea- 
tion and  Origin  of  Their  Names,"  in  an  address  delivered  December 
18,  1909.  Of  these  in  their  order. 

Oregon  originally  comprised  four  districts— Twality,  Yamhill, 
Clackamas  and  Champooick  (created  by  the  Provisional  Government 
at  Champoeg).  Champooick  County,  as  it  existed  September  11, 
1849,  was  named  Marion  County  by  act  of  Legislature  bearing  this 
date. 

By  the  act  of  September  3,  1849,  the  Provisional  Legislature 
changed  the  name  of  the  Twality  District  to  Washington  County. 

Be  it  remembered  that  Champoeg  was  the  principal  Indian  vil- 
lage between  Chemetka  (Salem)  and  the  Falls  of  the  Willamette. 
After  Clatsop  and  Polk  Districts  were  created,  the  Provisional  Leg- 
islature, by  an  act  approved  December  22,  1845,  changed  these  dis- 
tricts to  counties.  The  Provisional  Legislature  created  Clatsop  dis- 
trict June  22,  1844. 

Polk  District  was  created  December  22,   1845. 

Benton  County  was  created  December  23,  1847;  Linn  County,  De- 
cember 28,  1847;  Washington  County,  September  3,  1849;  Marion 
County,  September  23,  1849;  Lane  County,  January  25,  1851. 

The  Territorial  Legislature  created  Umpqua  County,  January  24, 
1851.  January  7,  1852,  the  Legislature  created  Douglas  County  out 
of  the  eastern  portion  of  Umpqua  County.  When  Coos  County  was 
formed,  December  22,  1853,  a  portion  of  Umpqua  County  was  in- 
cluded. October  16,  1862,  what  was  left  of  Umpqua  County  was  ab- 
sorbed by  Douglas  County,  and  Umpqua  County  passed  off  the 
stage. 

Jackson  County  was  created  January  12,  1852.  Tillamook  County 
was  created  December  15,  1853,  and  was  made  up  of  the  western 
portions  of  Yamhill  and  Clatsop  counties  "and,  possibly,  of  Polk 
County."  Wasco  County  was  created  January  11,  1854;  Columbia 
County,  January  16,  1854. 

Mr.  Holman  says:  "Multnomah  County  was  created  by  the 
Territorial  Legislature,  December  22,  1854.  It  comprises  a  part  of 
the  eastern  portion  of  Washington  County  and  a  part  of  the  north- 


14  HIS  T  O  R  I  C  A  L 

ern  portion  of  Clackamas  County.     It  is  the  smallest  but  the  most 
populous  and  wealthy  county  in  Oregon." 

Curry  County,  named  for  George  L.  Curry,  the  last  territorial 
Governor  of  Oregon,  was  created  December  18,  1855. 

Josephine  County  comprised  a  part  of  the  western  portion  of 
Jackson  County,  and  was  created  January  22,  1856.  Baker  County 
was  created  by  the  State  Legislature  September  22,  1862.  The  State 
Legislature  created  Umatilla  County  September  27,  1862,  and  Grant 
County,  October  14,  1864.  Union  County  was  created  October  14, 
1864;  Lake  County,  October  24,  1874;  Klamath  County,  October  17, 
1882;  Crook  County,  October  24,  1882;  Morrow  County,  February 
16,  1885;  Gilliam  County,  February  25,  1885;  Wallowa  County,  Feb- 
ruary 11,  1887;  Malheur  County,  February  17,  1887;  Harney  County, 
February  25,  1899.  The  latter  county  comprises  what  were  formerly 
the  southern  and  middle  portions  of  Grant  County. 

Sherman  County  was  created  February  25,  1889;  Lincoln  County, 
February  20,  1893;  Wheeler  County,  February  17,  1899;  Hood  River 
County,  June  23,  1908. 

Oregon  contains  thirty- four  counties.  They  are:  Baker,  Ben- 
ton.  Clackamas,  Clatsop,  Columbia,  Coos,  Crook,  Curry,  Douplas. 
Gilliam,  Grant,  Harney,  Hood  River,  Jackson,  Josephine,  Klamath, 
Lake,  Lane,  Lincoln,  Linn,  Malheur,  Marion,  Morrow,  Multnomah, 
Polk,  Sherman,  Tillamook,  Umatilla,  Union,  Wallowa,  Wasco,  Wash- 
ington, Wheeler  and  Yamhill. 

Though  all  lawyers  are  advised  on  the  subject,  it  is  proper  to 
note  in  this  connection  that  the  Judicial  Districts  of  the  state  as 
at  present  constituted,  are  as  follows: 

First  (First  Prosecuting  Attorney  District)— Jackson  and  Jose- 
phine counties;  (Second  Prosecuting  Attorney  District)  — Klamath 
and  Lake  counties. 

Second  (Third  Prosecuting  Attorney  District) —Coos,  Curry  and 
Douglas  counties;  (Fourth  Prosecuting  Attorney  District) — Benton, 
Lane  and  Lincoln  counties. 

Third  —  Linn,  Marion,   Polk,  Tillamook  and  Yamhill  counties. 

Fourth  — Multnomah   County. 

Fifth  —  Clatsop,  Clackamas,  Columbia  and  Washington  counties. 

Sixth  — Morrow  and  Umatilla  counties. 

Seventh  — Crook,  Hood   River  and   Wasco  counties. 

Eighth  — Baker  County. 

Ninth — Grant,  Harney  and  Malheur  counties. 

Tenth  —  Union  and  Wallowa  counties. 

Eleventh  — Gilliam,    Sherman    and    Wheeler  counties. 

Thirteenth—  Klamath  and  Lake  counties. 


HISTORICAL  15 

Oregon  has  had  five  codes,  and  a  sixth  is  in  course  of  prepara- 
cion.  The  first  — the  Code  of  1851— was  compiled  by  Judge  James 
K.  Kelly.  The  second  was  the  work  of  Matthew  P.  Deady  and  La 
Fayette  Lane  (1874).  The  Annotated  Code  of  1867  was  due  to  the 
labors  of  W.  Lair  Hill,  as  was  also  that  of  1892.  The  Cotton  and 
Bellinger  Code  was  the  result  of  the  joint  action  of  W.  W.  Cotton 
and  the  late  Judge  Charles  B.  Bellinger.  It  appeared  in  1902.  The 
Oregon  Legislature  of  1909  authorized  a  new  code,  and  Governor 
Benson  appointed  W.  P.  Lord  to  the  task. 

So  far  as  we  have  been  enabled  to  discover,  the  first  lawyer  to 
arrive  in  Oregon  was  A.  L.  Lovejoy,  who  came  here  from  Massachu- 
setts. He  was  one  of  the  original  townsite  owners  of  the  present 
City  of  Portland. 

PRIOR  TO  THE  PROVISIONAL  GOVERNMENT. 

Prior  to  the  Provisional  Government  there  were  four  Executive 
Committees  chosen.  Of  these  in  their  order: 

First  Committee  (February  18,  1843)  comprised  David  Leslie, 
chairman;  Sidney  Smith  and  Gustavus  Hines,  secretaries,  who  were 
chosen  to  frame  a  Constitution  and  Code  of  Laws  for  Oregon. 

The  Second  Committee  ( 1843)  consisted  of  Robert  Moore,  Speaker 
and  chairman;  George  W.  LeBreton,  clerk. 

Third  Committee  (1844)— M.  M.  McCarver,  Speaker;  Dr.  John 
E.  Long,  Territorial  Recorder  or  clerk. 

Fourth  Committee  (1845)— M.  M.  McCarver,  Speaker;  J.  E. 
Long,  Territorial  Recorder;  Mr.  Shaw,  sergeant-at-arms;  Revs.  Clark, 
Hill  and  Demarse,  alternate  chaplains. 

August  5,  1845,  at  Oregon  City,  the  Legislative  Committee  held 
its  first  special  session  after  the  ratification  of  the  organic  system 
of  laws  and  the  inauguration  of  Hon.  George  Abernethy  as  Pro- 
visional Governor.  The  session  closed  August  20.  The  officers 
were:  M.  M.  McCarver,  Speaker;  J.  E.  Long,  Territorial  Recorder 
and  ex  officio  clerk;  Fred  Prigg,  engrossing  clerk. 

December  2,  1845,  the  first  regular  session  cf  the  Provisional 
Legislative  Assembly  was  held  at  Oregon  City,  at  the  residence  of 
T.  McGruder,  ending  December  19.  Robert  Newell  was  Speaker; 
J.  E.  Long,  Territorial  Recorder  and  ex  officio  chief  clerk;  Theophi- 
lus  McGruder,  sergeant-at-arms. 

The  second  Provisional  Legislature  met  at  the  home  of  H.  M. 
Knighton,  in  Oregon  City,  December  1,  1846,  and  comprised,  as 
officers,  A.  L.  Lovejoy,  Speaker;  N.  Huber,  chief  clerk;  H.  M.  Knigh- 
ton, sergeant-at-arms. 

December  28,  1847,  marks  the  third  regular  session  of  the  Pro- 
visional Legislature,  held  at  Oregon  City,  which  continued  in  session 


16  HISTORICAL 

until  December  28.  The  Speaker  was  Robert  Newell;  chief  clerk, 
Calvin  W.  Cook;  engrossing  clerk,  J.  E.  Lyle;  sergeant-at-arms, 
William  Holmes. 

The  fourth  and  last  session  of  the  Provisional  Legislature  con- 
vened December  5,  1848,  and  adjourned  to  February  5,  1849.  The 
officers  were:  Ralph  Wilcox,  Speaker,  who  resigned,  and  was  suc- 
ceded  by  L.  A.  Rice;  W.  G.  T'Vault,  chief  clerk;  William  Holmes, 
sergeant-at-arms;  James  S.  Cluse,  engrossing  clerk;  S.  H.  L.  Meek, 
doorkeeper;  Wilson  Blain,  chaplain. 

This  brings  our  subject  up  to  the  time  of  the  Territorial  Govern- 
ment, and  the  first  regular  session  of  the  Territorial  Legislature, 
July  16,  1849,  to  September  29,  1849. 

We  are  especially  indebted  to  the  kindness  of  George  L.  Himes, 
secretary  of  the  Oregon  State  Historical  Society,  for  the  list  of 
names  of  the  fifty-two  persons  who  met  at  Champoeg,  May  2,  1843, 
to  vote  for  the  adoption  of  the  committee's  plans  for  a  Provisional 
Government.  These  were: 

Dr.  Ira  L.  Babcock,  W.  H.  Wilson,  G.  W.  LeBreton,  W.  H.  Gray, 
Joseph  L.  Meek,  David  Hill,  Robert  Shortess,  Dr.  Robert  Newell, 
Reuben  Lewis,  Amos  Cook,  Caleb  Wilkins,  Hugh  Burns,  Francis 
Fletcher,  Sidney  Smith,  Alanson  Beers,  T.  J.  Hubbard,  James  O'Neil, 
Robert  Moore,  W.  P.  Doughty,  L.  H.  Judson,  A.  T.  Smith,  J.  C. 
Bridges,  Rev.  Gustavus  Hines,  Rev.  David  Leslie,  John  Howard, 
William  McCarty,  Charles  McKay,  Rev.  J.  S.  Griffin,  George  Gay, 
George  W.  Ebberts,  Rev.  J.  L.  Parrish,  Rev.  Harvey  Clark,  Charles 
Campo,  Dr.  W.  J.  Bailey,  Allen  Davie,  Joseph  Holman,  John  Ed- 
munds Pickernel,  Joseph  Gale,  Russell  Osburn,  David  Weston,  Wil- 
liam Johnson,  W.  Hauxhurst,  William  Cannon,  Medorem  Crawford, 
John  L.  Morrison,  P.  M.  Armstrong,  Calvin  Tibbetts,  J.  R.  Robb, 
Solomon  H.  Smith,  A.  E.  Wilson,  F.  X.  Matthieu,  Etienne  Lucier. 

The  list  of  French  Canadians  present  who  voted  against  the 
adoption  of  the  committee's  report  is  incomplete,  but  among  them 
were  the  following: 

Xavier  Laderoute,  Antoine  Bonanfant,  Andre  LaChapelle,  Pierre 
Papin,  Louis  B.  Vandalle,  Jean  B.  DuCharme,  Fabien  Maloine,  Luc 
Pagnon,  Etienne  Gregoire,  Amable  Arcouette,  Pierre  DeLord,  Louis 
A.  VanDalle,  John  Sanders,  Pierre  Bariseau,  Charles  Rondeau,  David 
Donpierre,  Andre  DuBois,  Pierre  Depot,  Moyse  Lor,  Pierre  LeCourse, 
Gedereau  Sencalle,  Thomas  Moisan,  Pierre  Gauthier,  Joseph  Ber- 
nabe,  Baptiste  Deguire,  Adolphe  Chamberlain,  Jean  Lingras,  Alexis 
Aubichon,  Jean  Servans,  Michelle  Laferte,  Jean  B.  Dalcourse,  Louis 
Osent,  Jean  B.  Aubichon,  Antoine  Felice,  Michel  LaFramboise,  Jo- 
seph Gervais,  Jean  B.  Panpin,  Olivier  Briscbois,  Thomas  Roa,  Louis 


HISTORICAL  17 

Boivers,  Andre  Langtain,  Elexis  LaPratte,  Pierre  Belique,  Augustin 
Remon,  Joseph  Matte,  Francois  Bernier. 

By  courtesy,  Dr.  John  McLoughlin,  director  of  the  Hudson's  Bay 
Company  (1823  to  1843),  is  called  a  "Governor  of  Oregon." 

STATE  OFFICIALS  IDENTIFIED  WITH  THE  BAR. 

Many  of  the  public  men  of  Oregon,  who  have  been  honored  with 
state  offices  or  who  have  represented  the  interests  of  Oregon  in  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States,  have  been  identified  with  the  legal 
profession.  As  nearly  a  correct  list  as  it  has  been  possible  to  as- 
semble, is  here  given: 

Governor  John  Whiteaker  (March  3,  1859,  to  September  10,  1862), 
who  was  the  first  Governor  after  Oregon  was  admitted  as  a  state, 
was  County  Judge  of  Lane  County  in  1856. 

Addison  C.  Gibbs,  Oregon's  second  state  Governor   (September 

10,  1862,  to  September  12,  1866),  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1849. 

George  L.  Woods,  Oregon's  third  state  Governor  (1866  to  1870), 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1858  and  appointed  County  Judge  of 
Wasco  County  in  1863.  He  practiced  law  in  San  Francisco  for  ten 
years  and  in  Portland  from  1885  to  January  14,  1890,  when  he  died. 

LaFayette  Grover,  the  fourth  state  Governor  of  Oregon  (Septem- 
ber 14,  1870,  to  February  1,  1877),  was  appointed  clerk  of  the  First 
Judicial  District  in  1851,  and  shortly  after  Prosecuting  Attorney  for 
the  Second  Judicial  District. 

Stephen  F.  Chadwick,  the  fifth  state  Governor  (February  1,  1877, 
to  September  1 1,  1878),  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  York  in  1850. 
He  begun  his  practice  in  Oregon  in  the  Umpqua  Valley  in  1851.  He 
was  the  first  County  Judge  of  what  is  now  Douglas  County.  He 
also  served,  at  one  time,  as  Deputy  United  States  Prosecuting  At- 
torney. 

The  sixth  state  Governor,   William   Wallace  Thayer   (September 

11,  1878,  to  September  13,  1882),  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Roches- 
ter, N.  Y.,  in  March,  1851.     He  was  elected  District  Attorney  of  the 
Third  Judicial  District  of  Idaho  Territory  in   1866.     He  was  on  the 
Supreme  Court  bench  from   1884  to  1890,  and  for  two  years  of  his 
term  was  Chief  Justice. 

Sylvester  Pennoyer  was  the  eighth  state  Governor  (January  12, 
1887,  to  January  14,  1895).  He  graduated  from  the  law  department 
of  Harvard  in  1854.  He  was  an  able  man  and  extremely  odd  in  his 
manners.  He  cared  but  little  for  the  "proprieties."  At  one  time, 
when  President  Cleveland  tried  to  counsel  him  as  to  the  manner  in 
which  to  deal  with  a  railroad  strike,  Pennoyer  advised  him  to  "mind 
his  own  business." 


18  HISTORICAL 

William  Paine  Lord,  ninth  state  Governor  (January  16,  1895,  to 
January,  1899),  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  Supreme  Court  of 
New  York  in  1866.  He  was  elected  City  Attorney  of  Salem  in  1868. 

George  E.  Chamberlain,  eleventh  state  Governor,  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Washington  and  Lee  University  of  Virginia  (July,  1876)  with 
the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  B.  L.  In  1884  he  was  District  Attorney  for  the 
Third  Judicial  District.  He  was  the  first  Attorney  General  of  Ore- 
gon under  the  act  creating  that  office  (1891),  taking  office  May  21, 
that  same  year.  He  was  also  elected  for  the  succeeding  terms,  and 
was  chosen  as  District  Attorney  for  Multnomah  County  in  1900. 
George  E.  Chamberlain's  first  term  as  Governor  of  Oregon  was  from 
January  14,  1903,  to  January,  1907;  re-elected  January  15,  1907,  to 
serve  until  January,  1911.  He  was  elected  as  a  United  States  Sen- 
ator from  Oregon  January  20,  1909,  for  the  period  of  six  years,  be- 
ginning March  4,  1909,  and  ending  March  3,  1915.  He  resigned  as 
Governor  to  accept  the  United  States  Senatorship  February  27,  1909, 
and  was  succeeded  as  Governor  by  Frank  W.  Benson,  Secretary  of 
State,  March  1,  1909,  the  latter  now  holding  both  offices  (1910). 

On  the  death  of  Senator  John  H.  Mitchell,  in  December,  1905, 
Governor  Chamberlain  appointed  Hon.  John  M.  Gearin,  of  Portland, 
as  United  States  Senator  from  Oregon,  to  fill  out  Senator  Mitchell's 
unexpired  term.  His  term  of  office  extended  from  January,  1906, 
to  March  3,  1907,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Senator  Jonathan 
Bourne. 

Jonathan  Bourne,  United  States  Senator  from  Oregon,  was  elected 
to  serve  for  six  years,  his  term  ending  March  3,  1913.  He  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  March  9,  1881. 

Charles  W.  Fulton  was  elected  United  States  Senator  from  Ore- 
gon for  the  term  of  six  years,  his  term  ending  March  3,  1909.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  January  4,  1877. 

Frederick  W.  Mulkey,  Oregon's  "short  term  Senator,"  was  elected 
to  the  United  States  Senate,  February  23,  1907,  his  term  expiring 
March  3,  1907.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  January  2,  1898. 

William  R.  Ellis  was  elected  Congressman  from  the  Second  Con- 
gressional District  as  the  First  Representative,  serving  from  March  4, 
1893,  to  March  3,  1899;  re-elected  March  4,  1907,  to  March  3,  1909; 
re-elected  March  4,  1909,  to  March  3,  1911.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  June  11,  1885. 

Thomas  H.  Tongue  was  elected  Congressman  from  the  First  Con- 
gressional District  in  June,  1896,  serving  from  March  4,  1897,  to 
March  3,  1899;  re-elected  March  4,  1899,  to  March  3,  1901;  re-elected 
March  4,  1901,  to  March  3,  1904.  He  died  in  office,  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Binger  Hermann,  elected  at  a  special  election  held  June 
1,  1903.  Mr.  Tongue  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870,  having  stud- 
ied law  with  W.  D.  Hare. 


HISTORICAL  19 

Willis  C.  Hawley,  elected  to  Congress  from  the  First  Congres- 
sional District  (March  4,  1907,  to  March  3,  1909;  re-elected,  March 
4,  1909,  to  March  3,  1911).  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  October  2, 
1894. 

Dr.  Frederick  Prigg,  of  Oregon  City,  Oregon's  third  Secretary 
of  State,  was  at  one  time  Circuit  Judge  of  Clackamas  County. 

General  Edward  Hamilton,  second  Secretary  of  Oregon  Territory, 
was  educated  for  the  bar. 

Benjamin  F.  Harding,  fourth  Secretary  of  Oregon  Territory,  was 
a  lawyer  by  profession. 

George  Wickliff  McBride,  of  St.  Helens,  was  the  first  native-born 
Oregonian  to  fill  the  office  of  Secretary  of  State,  being  the  fifth 
to  occupy  that  office.  He  served  two  terms,  from  1887  to  1895.  He 
studied  law  with  J.  C.  Moreland  (now  Clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court), 
at  Portland,  but  never  actively  followed  the  practice  of  the  pro- 
fession. 

Frank  W.  Benson,  present  Secretary  of  State  and  also  Governor, 
succeeding  Governor  Chamberlain,  was  elected  for  the  term  begin- 
ning January  14,  1907,  and  ending  January  9,  1911.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  June  2,  1898. 

Phil  Metschan,  of  Portland,  the  seventh  State  Treasurer  (1890 
to  1899),  was  County  Judge  of  Grant  County,  from  1882  to  1886, 
inclusive. 

Samuel  R.  Thurston,  first  Oregon  delegate  to  Congress  (June  6, 
1849,  to  March  3,  1851),  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  Brunswick. 

Lansing  Stout,  second  Representative  at  Large  from  Oregon 
(March  4,  1859,  to  March  3,  1861)  begun  practice  as  a  lawyer  in 
Oregon  in  1857,  and  was  elected  Judge  in  Multnomah  County  in  1857. 

Colonel  George  K.  Shiel  was  the  third  Representative  at  Large 
from  Oregon  to  Congress  (March  4,  1861,  to  March  3,  1863).  He 
came  to  the  state  in  1854  and  practiced  his  profession  at  Salem  from 
1854  to  1861. 

John  Rogers  McBride  was  the  fourth  Representative  at  Large 
from  Oregon  (March  4,  1863,  to  March  3,  1865).  He  afterwards 
moved  to  Spokane  to  follow  his  profession  of  law. 

Rufus  Mallory  was  the  sixth  Representative  at  Large  to  Congress 
from  Oregon.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1860. 

Joseph  G.  Wilson  died  before  taking  his  seat  in  Congress  as  ninth 
Representative  at  Large,  to  which  he  was  elected,  March  4,  1873. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Ohio. 

La  Fayette  Lane  was  the  twelfth  Representative  at  Large  from 
Oregon  (October  25,  1875,  to  March  3,  1877).  He  practiced  law  in 
Oregon. 


20  HISTORICAL 

Richard  Williams  was  the  thirteenth  Representative  at  Large  from 
this  state  (March  4,  1877,  to  March  3,  1879).  He  studied  law  at 
Corvallis.  He  was  a  one-time  partner  of  Judge  Mallory  and  after- 
wards was  a  partner  with  W.  Lair  Hill  and  W.  W.  Thayer. 

Melvin  Clarke  George  was  Oregon's  fifteenth  Representative  at 
Large  (March  4,  1881,  to  March  3,  1885).  He  is  an  ex-Judge  of 
Multnomah  County  and  is  at  present  writing  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Portland. 

Binger  Hermann  was  the  state's  sixteenth  Representative  at  Large 
and  the  first  Representative  from  the  First  Congressional  District 
after  its  creation.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon 
in  1886. 

Hon.  Asahel  Bush,  Territorial  Printer  from  1S51  to  1864,  was 
admitted  to  the  Massachusetts  bar  in  May,  1850. 

Hon.  Eugene  Semple,  State  Printer  from  1872  to  1874,  was  a 
graduate  of  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  in  1863.  He  practiced  law 
in  Portland  from  1863  to  1869. 

Among  the  United  States  Senators  from  Oregon  who  were  mem- 
bers of  the  profession  of  law,  the  following  may  be  mentioned: 

Colonel  Edward  D.  Baker  (March  4,  1861,  to  October  21,  1864), 
"first  studied  for  the  ministry,  but  soon  turned  his  attention  to  law, 
becoming  famous  as  an  advocate  in  Illinois." 

Benjamin  Stark  (October  21,  1861,  to  September  11,  1862),  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1851. 

George  H.  Williams  (March  4,  1865,  to  March  3,  1871),  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  in  1844,  in  Onondaga  County,  N.  Y. 

John  H.  Mitchell  (March  4,  1873,  to  March  3.  1879;  March  4, 
1885,  to  March  3,  1891;  March  4,  1891,  to  March  3,  1897).  He  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  Pennsylvania. 

James  Harvey  Slater  (March  4,  1879,  to  March  3,  1885),  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1854.  He  served  as  Clerk  of  the  United  States 
District  Court  in  1853. 

Joseph  N.  Dolph  (March  4,  1883,  to  March  3,  1889;  March  4,  1889, 
to  March  3,  1895),  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  York  in  1861. 

Joseph  Simon  (March  4,  1897,  to  March  3,  1903).  was  admitted 
to  practice  in  1872. 

The  Legislature  created  the  office  of  Attorney-General  in  1891. 
Governor  Pennoyer  appointed  as  first  incumbent  to  the  office  Hon. 
George  E.  Chamberlain.  In  June,  1892,  he  was  elected  to  the  office 
for  a  term  of  two  years. 

Cicero  M.  Idleman  was  Attorney-General  from  1895  to  1899. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Ohio  in  1883. 


HISTORICAL  21 

D.  R.  Blackburn  was  Attorney-General  from  1899  to  1903. 

A.  M.  Crawford  was  Attorney-General  from  1903  to  1907.  In 
1907  he  was  re-elected,  his  term  of  office  to  expire  in  1911. 

JUDGES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT. 

The  record  shows  that  "February  18,  1841,  J.  L.  Babcock  was 
unanimously  chosen  Supreme  Judge  of  Oregon  with  probate  pow- 
ers, and  was  instructed  to  act  in  accordance  with  the  Code  and  laws 
of  the  State  of  New  York  until  a  Code  should  be  adopted  in  Ore- 
gon." He  was  probably  the  first  man  to  occupy  this  position. 

"For  the  purpose  of  taking  steps  to  organize  a  civil  community 
and  provide  laws,  Mr.  W.  E.  Wilson  was  chosen  Supreme  Judge  with 
probate  powers,"  at  Champooick  (Champoeg),  May  2,  1843. 

In  the  Code  and  Primary  Constitution  submitted  by  the  Legis- 
lative Committee  July  5,  1843,  this  provision  appears:  "That  judi- 
cial powers  shall  be  vested  in  a  Supreme  Court  consisting  of  a  Su- 
preme Judge  and  two  Justices  of  the  Peace.  The  jurisdiction  of  the 
Supreme  Court  shall  be  both  appellate  and  original." 

August  9,  1845,  Nathaniel  Ford,  of  Yamhill  County,  was  elected 
"a  Supreme  Judge  of  Oregon."  But  he  declined  to  serve,  and  the 
Legislature  elected  Hon.  P.  H.  Burnett  Supreme  Judge  for  four 
years. 

February  11,  1847,  Hon.  J.  Quinn  Thornton  took  the  oath  of  office 
as  Supreme  Judge  of  Oregon. 

November  13,  1847,  Hon.  Columbus  Lancaster  took  the  oath  as 
Supreme  Judge. 

February  13,  1849,  Hon.  A.  L.  Lovejoy  was  elected  to  the  office. 
The  early  records  are  incomplete,  but  they  show  that  Judges  Wil- 
liam P.  Bryant  and  Thomas  Nelson,  who  had  been  appointed  Su- 
preme Court  Judges  and  who  reached  Oregon  in  1849,  were  suc- 
cessors to  Judge  Lovejoy. 

The  first  Chief  Justice  for  the  Territory  of  Oregon  was  Judge 
William  P.  Bryant  (1849-1850). 

The  second  Chief  Justice  was  Judge  Thomas  Nelson  (1850-1853). 
His  Associate  Justices  were  Orville  C.  Pratt  and  William  Strong. 

The  third  Chief  Justice  was  Judge  George  H.  Williams  (1853- 
1859). 

Judge  Aaron  E.  Wait  was  the  first  Chief  Justice  after  Oregon 
became  a  state  (1859-1862). 

Judge  Reuben  P.  Boise  was  Chief  Justice  from  1862  to  1864  and 
from  1868  to  1870. 

Judge  Paige  Prim  was  Chief  Justice  from   1859  to   1880,  having 


22  HISTORICAL 

been  elected   three  times  to   this  distinguished   place,  and  was  the 
sixth,  ninth  and  twelfth  to  fill  the  position. 

Judge  Erasmus  D.  Shattuck  was  Chief  Justice  from  1866  to  1868. 

William  W.  Upton  was  the  tenth  Chief  Justice  (1872-1874),  and 
was  Associate  Justice  from  1868  to  1872. 

Judge  B.  F.  Bonham  was  Chief  Justice  from  1874  to  1876. 
Judge  James  K.  Kelly  was  Chief  Justice  from  1878  to  1880. 

Judge  William  Paine  Lord  was  Chief  Justice  at  these  periods: 
1880-1882,  1886-1888,  1892-1894. 

Judge  John  Breckenridge  Waldo  was  the  sixteenth  Chief  Justice 
of  the  Supreme  Court,  1884-1886;  Associate  Justice,  1880-1884. 

Judge  William  Wallace  Thayer  was  Chief  Justice  from  1885  to 
1890. 

Judge  R.  S.  Strahan  was  Chief  Justice,   1890-1892. 
Judge  Robert  S.  Bean  was  Chief  Justice,   1892-1896. 

Frank  A.  Moore  was  Chief  Justice,  1896-1898;  1898-1902,  Asso- 
ciate Justice;  1902-1904,  Chief  Justice;  1904-1908,  Associate  Justice; 
elected  1908  as  Chief  Justice,  his  term  expiring  in  1911. 

Judge  Charles  E.  Wolverton  was  Chief  Justice,  1898-1900.  He 
was  advanced  to  the  United  States  District  bench  after  the  death  of 
Judge  Bellinger,  a  position  which  he  still  creditably  fills. 

"The  constitution  of  Oregon,  as  adopted  by  the  people  in  1858 
and  ratified  by  Congress  in  1859,  provided  that  until  the  population 
should  reach  one  hundred  thousand,  Circuit  Judges  for  the  several 
judicial  districts  should  be  elected  to  serve  in  the  dual  capacity  of 
Circuit  and  Supreme  Judges.  It  provided  that  in  addition  to  their 
duties  as  Circuit  Judges  they  should  meet  annually,  or  oftener  if 
necessary,  at  the  state  capitol  and  hold  Supreme  Court,  the  Judge 
whose  decision  was  being  reviewed  not  sitting  as  a  Supreme  Judge 
in  each  instance.  On  account  of  this  provision  it  happens  that  dur- 
ing the  early  history  of  Oregon  there  were  more  judges  upon  the 
Supreme  bench  than  during  the  more  recent  years.  In  the  year  1878 
an  act,  as  contemplated  in  the  constitution,  providing  for  the  election 
of  Supreme  and  Circuit  Judges  in  distinct  classes,  was  duly  passed, 
and  from  that  date  to  the  present  time  the  Supreme  Court  has  con- 
sisted of  three  justices,  duly  elected  by  the  people  and  serving  in 
that  capacity  only,  the  Circuit  and  Supreme  Courts  being  separate 
and  distinct.  The  constitution  designated  the  senior  Judge,  or  the 
one  whose  term  is  next  to  expire,  as  the  Chief  Justice  at  any  par- 
ticular period  of  time;  thus,  the  office  of  Chief  Justice  rotates  at 
any  biennial  election,  so  that  in  the  case  of  a  Justice  being  re-elected 
he  serves  in  the  capacity  of  Associate  Justice  for  four  years  and  in 


HISTORICAL  23 

the  capacity  of  Chief  Justice  two  years,  the  terms  for  which  each 
Supreme  Judge  is  elected  being  six  years." 

In  1907  the  Oregon  Legislature  passed  an  act  authorizing  the 
appointment  by  the  Governor  of  two  Commissioners,  whose  duties 
were  to  assist  the  Supreme  Court  in  the  discharge  of  its  work. 
Governor  Chamberlain  appointed  Will  R.  King  and  W.  T.  Slater  as 
such  Commissioners.  In  1909  the  Legislature  passed  another  act, 
authorizing  the  increase  of  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  from 
three  to  five.  Under  this  act,  Governor  Chamberlain  appointed  the 
above-named  Commissioners  to  these  positions,  which  they  occupy 
at  this  time  (1910). 

In  1889  the  Legislature  of  Oregon  provided  that  the  Supreme 
Court  should  be  held  at  Pendleton  on  the  first  Monday  in  May  and 
on  the  first  Monday  in  November  of  each  year.  This  was  to  provide 
facilities  for  hearings  for  all  counties  east  of  the  Cascade  Mountains, 
excepting  the  counties  of  Lake  and  Klamath.  It  is  provided,  also, 
that  except  from  Crook,  Wasco  and  Hood  River  counties  all  tran- 
scripts must  be  filed  either  at  Pendleton  or  at  Salem,  the  capital  city, 
at  the  term  next  ensuing. 

It  is  proper  to  say  something  of  the  Supreme  Court  Reports  of 
Oregon  in  this  connection.  The  principal  decisions  of  Volumes  I,  II 
and  III  were  reported  by  Joseph  G.  Wilson,  who  served  part  of  the 
time  as  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  part  of  the  time  as  Clerk, 
from  1853  to  1870.  Volumes  IV,  V,  VI,  VII  and  VIII  were  reported 
by  the  late  Judge  Charles  B.  Bellinger,  when  Clerk  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  1870  to  1880.  Volumes  IX,  X,  and  XI  were  reported  by  T.  B. 
Odeneal,  1880-1884.  J.  A.  Stratton,  Clerk  from  1884  to  1887,  re- 
ported Volumes  XII,  XIII  and  XIV.  W.  H.  Holmes  reported  Volumes 
XV,  XVI  and  XVII,  1887-1889.  Under  the  Act  of  1889,  Chief  Justice 
W.  W.  Thayer  and  Chief  Justice  R.  S.  Strahan  reported,  respectively, 
Volumes  XVIII,  XIX  (1889-1890).  The  Act  of  1891  authorized  an 
official  Supreme  Court  Reporter.  George  H.  Burnett  was  the  first 
Reporter  elected  to  the  office  under  this  act.  He  reported  Volumes 
XX,  XXI  and  XXII  (1890-1892).  Robert  G.  Morrow,  at  this  time 
(1910)  on  the  Circuit  bench  of  Multnomah  County,  was  chosen  Re- 
porter in  1892.  He  reported  Volumes  XXIII  to  XLIX,  inclusive.  He 
was  succeeded  by  Frank  A.  Turner,  who  reported  Volumes  L  to  LIII, 
inclusive,  and  who  still  occupies  the  position  (1910). 

FIRST  WRITTEN  RECORD  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT. 

A  copy  of  the  first  written  record  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
Territory  of  Oregon,  copied  from  the  records,  through  the  courtesy 
of  Judge  Moreland,  Clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court,  is  a  matter  of 
quaint  interest.  It  is  herewith  presented: 


24  HISTORICAL 

"COURT  RECORDS,  OREGON  TERRITORY. 

"January  15th,  A.  D.  1844. 

"Ahi  Smith  obtained  a  writ  of  replevin  for  a  yoke  of  oxen  de- 
tained by  Nineveh  Ford. 

"Filed  affidavit,  and  writ  issued  to  the  Sheriff  returnable  at  the 
next  term  of  court. 

"G.  W.  LE  BRETON,  Clerk  of  Court." 

"Second  Term  of  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  Territory.  Held  at 
Tualita  Plaine— third  Tuesday  in  April,  A.  D.  1844. 

"(O.  Russell  presiding,  assisted  by  R.  More,  Justice  of  the  Peace.) 

"Court  opened  at  10  o'clock  A.  M.  First  case  called.  Smith 
versus  Ford. 

"Writ  of  replevin  issued  in  behalf  of  Ahi  Smith  on  the  15th  of 
January,  A.  D.  1844,  commanding  the  Sheriff  to  replevy  one  yoke  of 
oxen  unlawfully  detained  by  Nineveh  Ford,  and  summoning  the 
said  Ford  to  appear  and  abide  the  judgment  of  the  Court. 

"The  defendant,  plead  for  a  nonsuit  on  the  informality  of  the 
bond  given  by  the  plaintiff.  The  Court  having  decided  the  bond  to 
be  legally  constituted,  the  defendant  then  applied  for  a  continuance 
of  the  cause,  on  account  of  absence  of  testimony.  The  oath  being 
administered  the  defendant  stated  the  facts  he  wished  to  prove  by 
those  witnesses,  when  the  Court  adjourned  until  2  o'clock  P.  M." 

On  the  trial  the  jury  found  a  verdict  for  the  plaintiff. 

OREGON  WOMEN  LAWYERS. 

The  Supreme  Court  records  show  that  quite  a  number  of  women 
have,  at  one  time  or  another,  passed  the  examinations  required  of  all 
applicants,  and  have  been  admitted  to  the  bar,  although  the  names 
of  one  or  two  herewith  given  were  admitted  on  their  certificates 
from  other  states.  The  list  follows: 

Mary  A.  Leonard,  admitted  in   1886. 

Manche  Irene  Langley,  admitted  October  12,  1909. 

Rachel  L.  Ray,  admitted  May  6,  1902.  Justice  Moore  at  the  time 
paid  her  the  high  compliment  of  saying  that  after  an  experience  of 
ten  years  upon  the  bench,  he  was  free  to  say  that  she  passed  the 
best  examination  of  any  student  that  had  ever  appeared  before  him. 

Wilda  Buckman,  admitted  June  10,  1909. 

Elizabeth  Eaglesfield,  admitted  June  19,  1902. 

Lida  M.  O'Bryon,  admitted  May  15,  1907. 

Nina  E.  Wood,  admitted  October  7,  1896. 

Narcissa  Conn,  admitted  June  7,  1897. 

Gabrielle  Clark,  admitted  June  6,  1898. 

Anna  M.  Carson,  admitted  in  1899. 

Olive  S.  England  (now  Mrs.  Enright),  admitted  in  1898. 


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Delia  B.  Crigler,  admitted  June  17,  1907. 

Mrs.  A.  T.  Kelliher  is  also  a  member  of  the  bar.  There  may  be 
one  or  two  more. 

THE  OREGON  CONSTITUTIONAL  CONVENTION  IN  1857. 

Sentiment  became  so  strong  for  statehood  for  Oregon  at  the 
end  of  the  Yakima  Indian  War  of  1855-56,  that  the  voters  of  the 
territory  elected  delegates  in  June,  1857,  to  meet  at  Salem,  August 
17,  the  same  year,  to  formulate  a  constitution.  Prior  to  this  time, 
General  Lane,  the  Oregon  delegate  to  the  Congress  of  the  United 
States,  had  framed  a  bill  to  the  end  of  statehood  for  the  territory, 
but  it  failed  of  passage,  and  effort  to  form  a  constitution  was  there- 
fore entirely  due  to  the  initiative  of  the  territory  itself.  Sixty  dele- 
gates attended  the  convention,  of  which  Matthew  P.  Deady  was 
made  president  and  Chester  N.  Terry  secretary.  Among  the  well- 
known  names  at  that  convention  in  addition  to  Matthew  P.  Deady, 
who  was  at  the  time  an  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  Territory  of  Oregon,  were  the  late  George  H.  Williams,  of  revered 
memory,  then  Chief  Justice;  Cyrus  Olney,  Associate  Justice,  and 
R.  P.  Boise,  who  succeeded  the  latter  on  the  Supreme  Bench. 

The  only  contest  for  a  seat  was  that  between  F.  G.  Lockhart  and 
P.  B.  Marple,  of  Coos  County.  The  latter  won  out.  One  authority 
says  that  "Marple  was  nominally  a  lawyer,  and  he  succeeded  in  mak- 
ing himself  so  much  disliked  by  his  tendency  to  indulge  in  discus- 
sion .  .  .  that  there  was  general  regret  that  he  had  been  suc- 
cessful in  his  contest." 

Upon  the  several  committees  eighteen  were  lawyers.  The  judi- 
ciary committee  comprised  Hon.  George  H.  Williams,  Chief  Justice, 
chairman;  Cyrus  Olney,  Associate  Justice;  R.  P.  Boise,  Associate 
Justice;  Hon.  John  R.  McBride,  a  well-known  attorney,  was  attached 
to  the  executive  committee. 

In  his  recollections  of  that  convention,  John  R.  McBride  very 
frankly  says:  "Truth,  however,  justifies  the  statement  that  the  law- 
yers monopolized  most  of  the  time  and  the  farmers  the  least."  He 
pays  a  deserved  tribute  to  Matthew  P.  Deady.  He  states  that  Judge 
Deady  was  then  "about  thirty-five  years  of  age,  was  a  man  large  in 
stature,  of  impressive  manner  and  bearing,  smooth  in  speech,  cour- 
teous and  affable  in  intercourse,  though  he  had  dignity  and  firmness 
as  a  presiding  officer."  Chancing  to  make  several  errors  in  his 
parliamentary  rulings,  when  these  were  shown,  he  admitted  his  mis- 
takes, "and  correcting  his  own  errors  with  a  cordiality  and  frankness 
which  did  him  great  credit  with  the  convention." 

Further  Mr.  McBride  says  of  him:  "He  was  a  great  admirer  of 
rusticity.  Although  his  tendencies  toward  an  aristocratic  life  were 


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strong,  he  was  an  admirer  of  simplicity  in  home  life."     He  was  an 
ardent  Unionist  at  the  time  of  the  Rebellion,  in  1861. 

The  estimate  of  Judge  Williams  of  the  character  of  Judge  Deady 
is  worthy  of  insertion  here.  Of  his  associate  on  the  Supreme  bench 
he  said: 

"Judge  Deady  had  by  nature  a  judicial  mind.  His  inclination  and 
practice  were  to  drive  through  technicalities  to  the  vital  points  of  a 
case.  When  he  made  up  his  mind  that  a  certain  result  in  a  case  was 
right,  he  was  accustomed  to  remove  with  a  strong  hand  all  obstacles 
to  the  attainment  of  that  end.  ...  1  know  of  no  higher  praise 
that  I  can  bestow  upon  a  judge  than  to  say  of  him  that  he  adminis- 
tered the  law  without  fear,  favor  or  affection.  No  hand  has  been 
so  strongly  and  deeply  impressed  upon  the  legislative  and  judicial 
history  of  Oregon  as  that  of  Judge  Deady." 

In  the  opinion  of  Judge  Williams,  "Judge  Olney  was  a  modest, 
retiring  and  rather  eccentric,  but  no  ordinary  man."  Of  him  he 
said,  further,  "I  have  never  met  but  one  who,  in  my  judgment,  could 
dovetail  the  facts  and  circumstances  of  a  case  together  with  more 
completeness  and  convincing  effect  that  Cyrus  Olney;  but  notwith- 
standing this,  my  opinion  is  that  his  qualifications  for  a  judge  were 
not  equal  to  those  possessed  by  Judge  Deady." 

The  judiciary  discussions  were  led  principally  by  George  H.  Wil- 
liams and  Delazon  Smith,  who  was  an  able  lawyer,  afterwards  a 
United  States  Senator. 

George  H.  Williams,  Oregon's  "Grand  Old  Man,"  died  at  his  home 
in  Portland,  on  the  night  of  April  3-4,  1910.  It  is  difficult  to  resist 
the  desire  to  eulogize  the  distinguished  statesman,  who  has  so  re- 
cently passed  into  the  Great  Beyond.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  he  re- 
ceived his  appointment  as  Chief  Justice  of  the  Oregon  territory  at 
the  hands  of  President  Pierce.  He  first  settled  at  Salem,  and  at  the 
expiration  of  Pierce's  administration,  was  reappointed  Chief  Justice 
by  President  Buchanan,  but  retired  to  practice  law  at  Portland,  one 
year  later.  From  his  great  mind  was  evolved  the  Fourteenth  Amend- 
ment to  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States.  His  record  as  a 
member  of  the  Commission  to  frame  a  treaty  for  the  settlement  of  the 
Alabama  Claims,  his  record  as  Attorney-General  in  the  Cabinet  of 
President  Grant,  and  many  other  acts  of  his  life  stamp  him  as  one 
of  the  nation's  great  men.  He  was  of  simple  tastes.  His  life  was 
gentle;  he  was  credulous  by  nature,  and  no  doubt  his  great,  kind 
heart  was  often  imposed  upon.  He  was  in  his  eighty-eighth  year 
at  the  time  of  his  death. 

Reuben  P.  Boise,  one  of  the  members  of  the  judiciary  committee 
of  the  convention,  served  his  district  judicially  almost  continuously 


HISTORICAL  27 

during  the  active  years  of  his  life.     The  record  of  his  life  is  open 
and  free  to  be  read  by  all. 

In  the  archives  of  the  State  Historical  Society  there  appears  this 
reference  to  Delazon  Smith  and  other  members  of  this  historical  con- 
vention. These  are  here  briefly  quoted,  as  follows: 

"There  were  a  number  of  the  members  of  the  convention  who 
became  prominent  in  the  state.  Delazon  Smith  was  one  of  the  first 
United  States  Senators.  Grover  eventually  became  a  Senator,  and 
Kelly  served  a  term  in  that  body.  Deady  was  appointed  United 
States  District  Judge  and  died  after  thirty  years  of  service  on  the 
bench.  Dryer  was  appointed  United  States  Commissioner  to  the 
Hawaiian  Islands  and  died  subsequently  in  Portland.  Williams  be- 
came a  United  States  Senator,  and  afterwards  Attorney-General  of 
the  United  States,  and  is  now  the  Mayor  of  Portland  (1906).  Shat- 
tuck,  of  Washington  County,  served  as  a  District  and  Supreme  Judge 
for  many  years  acceptably  and  ably,  and  many  others  who  were 
prominent  in  the  deliberations  have  done  good  service  to  the  state 
in  honorable  positions." 

In  1834  President  Tyler  appointed  Delazon  Smith  as  a  Minister 
to  Peru.  While  there,  he  was  overcome  by  the  wanderlust,  and  de- 
cided to  explore  the  Andes  region,  after  crossing  the  continent  on 
horseback.  It  was  then  practically  a  terra  incognita.  For  eleven 
months  the  State  Department  was  not  cognizant  of  his  whereabouts, 
and  the  witty  paragraphers  of  the  newspapers  spoke  of  him  as  the 
"lost  Minister,"  and  dubbed  him  "Delusion"  Smith.  He  was  a  splen- 
did orator  and  his  expression  was  logical.  He  could  be  ironical  to  a 
degree.  It  is  related  of  him  that  on  hearing  John  R.  McBride  de- 
nounce the  Dred  Scott  decision  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
so  unpopular  with  the  Republicans  of  that  period,  Smith  remarked 
with  mirthful  irony:  "How  those  grave  old  judges  at  Washington 
will  be  humiliated  when  they  hear  that  the  young  David  of  the  bar 
of  Yamhill  County,  Oregon,  differs  from  their  deliverance  in  the 
Dred  Scott  case.  They  will  hide  their  old  gray  heads  in  shame,  and 
we  can  only  pity  them."  McBride  admitted:  "I  felt  myself  crushed 
as  though  a  lion  had  touched  me  a  passing  blow  with  his  paw." 

Smith  was  one  of  Oregon's  greatest  men  is  admitted.  He  served 
as  a  United  States  Senator  only  a  few  days.  He  went  to  Congress 
in  1859,  and  a  few  days  after  the  election  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  "he 
died  more  from  a  broken  heart  than  physical  illness." 

W.  H.  Farrar,  another  member  of  this  convention,  was  well  edu- 
cated and  an  able  lawyer.  He  was  born  in  New  Hampshire.  He  was 
refined  in  manner,  but  there  was  a  non-understandable  element  in 
his  character.  He  resided  at  one  time  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He 
accepted  an  invitation  to  deliver  the  annual  address  at  an  anniversary 


28  HISTORICAL 

of  the  State  of  New  Hampshire,  in  1864.  Before  the  date  set,  he 
dropped  completely  from  view,  though  why,  no  one  knew  but  him- 
self, and  he  never  saw  fit  to  explain.  He  served  at  one  time  as  Mayor 
of  Portland. 

One  of  the  wittiest  members  of  that  convention  was  "Hal"  Reed, 
of  Jackson  County,  then  about  30  years  old.  He  had  but  little  to 
say  at  first,  but  was  becoming  wearied  with  the  long-winded  haran- 
gues. A  motion  was  made  to  limit  the  debate.  Delazon  Smith  re- 
ferred to  the  "dumb  dogs  who  couldn't  bark  and  didn't  want  to  listen 
to  those  who  could."  This  brought  Reed  to  his  feet  with  a  witty  and 
sarcastic  retort  that  "silence  is  golden;"  that  he  was  there  to  forward 
the  work  in  hand,  and  that  the  silent  members  could  not  be  "wiped 
out  with  a  wet  rag."  Subsequently  Reed  removed  to  Nevada,  in  the 
'60s,  but  returned  to  Portland  in  later  years,  where  he  died,  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession. 

The  tribute  paid  by  McBride  to  the  framers  of  the  Constitution 
of  Oregon,  is  a  worthy  finale  to  this  portion  of  the  present  sketch. 
"Their  work,"  said  he,  "was  indorsed  by  the  people  and  has  stood  the 
test  of  criticism  and  time  for  over  forty  years.  That  it  had  defects 
when  made  was  admitted  by  many,  but  on  the  whole  it  then  sur- 
passed, and  still  surpasses,  many  constitutions  more  pretenious,  even 
those  of  later  date.  It  is  brief  in  its  language,  affording  less  ground 
for  debate  or  construction  than  most  of  such  instruments,  and  has 
caused  less  difference  of  opinion  for  the  courts  than  almost  any  or- 
ganic law  with  which  I  am  acquainted." 

The  New  York  and  Iowa  statutes  served  as  models  for  the  Pro- 
visional Government  of  Oregon,  and  subsequent  litigation  followed 
these  lines.  The  Oregon  Constitution  was  framed  by  sixty  delegates 
chosen  by  the  people  at  the  general  election  held  the  first  Monday 
of  June,  1857.  On  the  second  Monday  in  November,  that  same  year, 
it  was  ratified  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  electors  of  the  territory,  and 
the  Act  of  Congress  admitting  Oregon  into  the  Union  was  approved 
February  14,  1859,  at  which  time  the  constitution  went  into  effect. 

Article  VII,  Section  1,  of  the  Constitution  of  Oregon,  provides 
for  a  Supreme  Court  and  a  County  Court,  "which  shall  be  courts  of 
record,  having  general  jurisdiction  to  be  defined,  limited  and  regu- 
lated by  law  in  accordance  with  this  constitution.  Justices  of  the 
Peace  may  also  be  invested  with  limited  judicial  powers,  and  munici- 
pal courts  may  be  created  to  administer  the  regulations  of  incorpor- 
ated towns  and  villages." 

OREGON'S  DONATION  LAND  LAW. 

Some  account,  at  least,  of  Oregon's  "Donation  Land  Law,"  should 
be  given  in  a  work  like  the  present.  It  is  made  up  of  several  differ- 


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ent  Acts  of  Congress.     The  Act  of  Congress,  August  14,  1848,  pro- 
vided: 

"From  and  after  the  passage  of  this  act  all  that  part  of  the  terri- 
tory of  the  United  States  which  lies  west  of  the  summit  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains,  north  of  the  forty-second  degree  of  north  lati- 
tude, known  as  the  Territory  of  Oregon,  shall  be  organized  into  and 
constitute  a  temporary  government,  by  the  name  of  the  Territory  of 
Oregon:  Provided,  that  nothing  in  this  act  contained  shall  be  con- 
strued to  impair  the  rights  of  person  or  property  now  pertaining  to 
the  Indians  in  said  territory,  so  long  as  such  rights  remain  unextin- 
guished  by  treaty  between  the  United  States  and  such  Indians,  or  to 
affect  the  authority  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States,  any 
regulation  respecting  such  Indians,  their  lands,  property  or  other 
rights,  by  treaty,  law  or  otherwise,  which  it  would  have  been  compe- 
tent to  the  Government  to  make  if  this  act  had  never  passed:  And 
provided,  also,  that  the  title  to  the  land,  not  exceeding  six  hundred 
and  forty  acres,  now  occupied  as  missionary  stations  among  the  In- 
dian tribes  in  said  territory,  together  with  the  improvement  thereon, 
be  confirmed  and  established  in  the  several  religious  societies  to 
which  said  missionary  stations  respectively  belong." 

Section  4,  Act  of  Congress,  September  2,  1850,  provided,  among 
other  things,  that  "there  shall  be,  and  hereby  is,  granted  to  every 
white  settler  or  occupant  of  public  lands,  American  half-breed  in- 
cluded, above  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  being  a  citizen  of  the  United 
States,  .  .  .  who  shall  have  resided  upon  and  cultivated  the 
same  for  four  successive  years,  .  .  .  the  quantity  of  one-half 
section,  or  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land,  if  a  single  man, 
and  if  a  married  man,  or,  if  he  shall  become  married  within  one  year 
from  the  first  day  of  December,  1850,  the  quantity  of  one  section,  or 
six  hundred  and  forty  acres,  one-half  to  himself  and  the  other  half 
to  his  wife,  to  be  held  by  her  in  her  own  right,"  etc. 

Grants  were  issued  to  all  white  citizens  of  the  United  States 
above  twenty-one  years  of  age  emigrating  to  and  settling  in  Oregon 
between  December  1,  1850,  and  December  1,  1853.  Claimants  were 
required  within  twelve  months  after  the  surveys  had  been  made,  or 
if  the  surveys  were  made  before  the  settlement,  then  within  twelve 
months  after  such  settlement  was  commenced.  Upon  the  settler's 
death  his  rights  descended  to  his  heir  and  widow.  Military  posts  or 
other  land  claimed  for  governmental  purposes  were  not  subject  to 
donation  rights;  all  mineral  lands  and  lands  reserved  for  salines, 
were  reserved  from  such  rights,  as  were,  also,  forts,  magazines,  ar- 
senals and  dockyards. 

The  Act  of  Congress,  February  14,  1853,  provided  for  the  commu- 
tation of  donation  claims.  Act  of  July  17,  1854,  gave  to  orphans 


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the  right  to  claim  quarter  sections.     It  also  provided  that  townsites 
were  not  to  be  included  in  donation  claims. 

The  foregoing  are  the  principal  points  covered  by  the  Oregon  Do- 
nation Land  Law,  which  is  universally  conceded  to  have  been  a  piece 
of  wise  and  beneficent  legislation. 

CHARACTER  SKETCHES  OF  SOME  OF  THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE 
OREGON  BENCH  AND  BAR. 

After  the  admission  of  Oregon  as  a  state,  the  first  judges  to  be 
elected  in  1858  to  the  bench  of  the  Supreme  Court  were  the  follow- 
ing: Matthew  P.  Deady,  Chief  Justice;  A.  E.  Wait,  Riley  E.  Strat- 
ton,  Reuben  P.  Boise,  Associate  Justices.  Ere  they  entered  upon 
their  duties  Deady  was  appointed  by  the  President  of  the  United 
States  as  District  Judge  for  the  District  of  Oregon.  Governor  White- 
aker  appointed  P.  P.  Prim  to  fill  the  vacancy  thus  occasioned;  thus 
Judge  Wait  became  the  first  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court. 

Judge  Wait  was  born  in  Massachusetts  and  came  to  Oregon  in 
1847.  He  was  a  lawyer  of  much  ability,  firm  in  his  convictions  and 
a  conscientious  and  honest  man.  He  resigned  in  the  spring  of  1860 
to  accept  the  nomination  for  Congress  at  the  hands  of  the  Brecken- 
ridge-Lane  wing  of  the  Democratic  party,  but  failed  to  achieve  his 
ambitions. 

Judge  Whiteaker  appointed  W.  W.  Page,  a  prominent  Portland 
lawyer,  to  fill  Judge  Wait's  place.  At  the  following  election  Judge 
E.  D.  Shattuck  was  elected  as  successor  to  Judge  Page. 

Judge  Stratton  was  born  in  Pennsylvania.  He  was  educated  for 
the  ministry,  but  decided  to  enter  the  legal  profession.  He  is  de- 
scribed as  having  been  a  fine-appearing  man,  a  ready  writer  and  a 
fluent  speaker.  He  settled  at  Roseburg  in  1852.  He  became  Prose- 
cuting Attorney  for  the  First  Judicial  District  and  was  afterwards 
elected  to  the  Supreme  bench.  Judge  Boise  pays  him  this  tribute: 
"He  was  a  true  man  of  the  people  always  kind,  genial,  affable  and 
just  to  his  fellows;  indeed,  nature  had  written  on  his  brow,  'a  gen- 
tleman.' '  He  died  in  December,  1865. 

A.  A.  Skinner  succeeded  him  on  the  Supreme  bench  under  the 
appointment  of  Governor  Woods.  He  came  to  Oregon  in  1845.  Un- 
der the  Provisional  Government  he  was  a  Circuit  Judge  and  a  man 
of  influence.  He  was  also  prominent  under  the  Territorial  Govern- 
ment, acting  as  Prosecuting  Attorney,  Indian  Agent  and  afterwards 
becoming  a  delegate  for  the  Whig  party  as  delegate  to  Congress 
against  General  Joseph  Lane.  In  1866  he  was  succeeded  by  John 
Kelsay,  a  pioneer  of  1852,  who  came  from  Missouri.  He  had  a  wide 


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practice  over  the  Second  and  Third  Judicial  Districts  and  in  the 
Supreme  Court.  His  convictions  were  strong  in  politics  and  religion 
and  he  was  slow  to  accept  variations  from  established  beliefs.  One 
day,  in  the  old  court  room,  at  Salem,  while  looking  up  some  legal 
authorities,  he  overheard  a  discussion  upon  the  then  newly-announced 
Darwinian  theory.  Since  it  appeared  to  run  counter  to  his  religious 
leanings,  he  remarked:  "Boys,  there  ain't  anything  in  this  monkey 
theory;  for  if  it  were  true,  there  would  be  an  occasional  breeding 
back,  and  a  baby  with  a  tail  every  once  in  awhile." 

Judge  Kelsay's  briefs  were  often  written  on  separate  bits  of 
paper  which  he  carried  in  his  hat,  but  he  could  marshal  his  authori- 
ties well  before  a  jury.  Judge  Boise  declares  him  to  have  been  "an 
honorable,  industrious,  energetic  man,  who  stood  bravely  for  the 
right  as  he  saw  it,  and  never  faltered  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties 
in  public  or  private  life." 

A.  J.  Thayer  was  born  in  New  York  and  came  to  Oregon  in  1852, 
settling  at  Corvallis  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  succeeded  Judge 
Kelsay.  He  was  a  practical  farmer  as  well  as  lawyer.  In  appear- 
ance he  was  short  and  stout,  and  is  said  to  have  worn  buckskin 
breeches  when  engaged  in  farm  work.  When  he  became  a  candidate 
for  Judge  in  the  Second  District,  William  Gird,  a  former  associate 
in  business  matters  but  at  that  time  "at  outs"  with  Judge  Thayer, 
tried  to  defeat  him  by  the  publication  in  a  Corvallis  newspaper  of  a 
warning  against  him,  declaring  him  to  be  dishonest  and  crooked, 
and  as  always  trying  to  cover  up  his  trail,  "and  that  to  do  this  he 
wore  buckskin  breeches  so  low  in  the  seat  as  to  rub  out  his  tracks." 
Judge  Boise  says  of  him:  "I  knew  Judge  Thayer  intimately  from 
the  time  he  came  to  the  state,  was  frequently  associated  with  him 
in  the  management  of  suits,  and  served  with  him  on  the  bench  of 
the  Supreme  Court,  and  always  found  him  upright  and  honorable  — 
a  good  lawyer,  ever  true  to  his  clients  and  friends."  He  was  one  of 
the  founders  and  most  staunch  friends  of  the  Oregon  Agricultural 
College. 

Owing  to  the  growth  in  population  east  of  the  Cascades,  the  crea- 
tion of  a  new  judicial  district  became  necessary  in  1862.  Governor 
Gibbs  appointed  Joseph  G.  Wilson  as  Judge  over  the  new  district, 
which  brought  the  membership  of  the  Supreme  Court  up  to  five. 
Judge  Wilson  was  born  in  New  Hampshire,  but  was  educated  in 
Ohio.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Marietta  College  and  also  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati Law  School.  He  settled  in  legal  practice  at  Salem  in  1852. 
He  creditably  served  as  Clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  both  under  the 
Territorial  Government  and  after  Oregon  became  a  state,  most  of 
the  time  till  he  ascended  to  the  Supreme  bench.  The  first  three  vol- 
umes of  the  Oregon  Supreme  Court  Reports  were  compiled  by  him. 


32  HISTORICAL 

He  had  superior  natural  abilities  and  was  a  cultured  man.  He  was, 
for  several  years,  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  the  Third  District,  from 
which  place  he  was  appointed  Judge  of  the  Fifth  District,  then  com- 
prising all  of  Eastern  Oregon.  He  had  great  quickness  of  apprehen- 
sion and  intimate  knowledge.  Though  elected  to  Congress,  he  died 
suddenly  in  Ohio,  without  serving.  One  authority  says:  "He  was 
a  popular  Circuit  Judge.  As  a  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court,  he  ac- 
quitted himself  with  distinguished  ability." 

E.  D.  Shattuck  was  born  in  Vermont  and  came  to  Oregon  about 
1853.  He  served  as  a  teacher  at  Oregon  City  for  a  time  and  after- 
wards as  such  at  Pacific  University,  at  Cottage  Grove.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  the  University  of  Vermont  and  an  accomplished  scholar. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  from  Washing- 
ton County.  He  served  on  the  Supreme  bench  for  a  number  of 
years,  and  also  on  the  Circuit  bench  of  Multnomah  County  at  Port- 
land, nearly  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  an  accurate  and 
painstaking  lawyer  and  judge,  and  enjoyed  the  respect  and  confi- 
dence of  the  public. 

P.  P.  Prim  was  born  in  Tennessee,  and  was  one  of  the  judges  of 
the  first  Supreme  Court  of  the  state.  He  settled  in  Jackson  County 
about  1851,  at  Jacksonville.  He  was  a  man  of  strict  integrity,  with 
a  high  sense  of  honor.  He  was  an  able  lawyer  and  judge.  He  re- 
mained on  the  Supreme  bench  until  the  creation  of  a  Supreme  Court 
separate  from  the  Circuit  Court.  Under  appointment,  he  served  as 
Supreme  Court  Judge  for  a  time,  but  subsequently  retired  to  pri- 
vate practice  at  Jacksonville.  He  was  afterwards  elected  to  the 
Legislature. 

W.  W.  Upton  was  first  appointed  as  Judge  of  the  Fourth  District 
by  the  Governor,  and  subsequently  elected  from  that  district.  Prior 
to  coming  to  Oregon,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Sacramento  bar.  He 
is  described  as  "a  man  of  pleasing  address  and  a  lawyer  of  ability." 
At  the  end  of  his  term  he  retired  from  the  bench.  Before  his  ap- 
pointment as  Judge,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Oregon  Legislature  for 
one  term.  He  was  an  able  political  manager  and  debater.  He  after- 
wards received  a  Government  appointment  in  the  Treasury  Depart- 
ment, at  Washington,  where  he  remained  until  his  death. 

B.  Whitton,  who  succeeded  Judge  Wilson  in  the  Fifth  Judicial 
District  under  gubernatorial  appointment  to  fill  a  vacancy,  served 
from  June  to  September,  1870,  when  Judge  L.  L.  McArthur  was 
elected  from  this  district,  but  never  sat  upon  the  Supreme  bench. 

L.  L.  McArthur  arrived  in  Oregon  in  1864.  He  was  born  in  Vir- 
ginia May  18.  1843.  He  is  reputed  to  have  been  "a  good  scholar 
and. well-read  in  his  profession,  of  prepossessing  appearance  and  a 
pleasant  gentleman  who  knew  well  the  ways  of  refined  society."  As 
Judge  of  the  Circuit  and  Supreme  Courts  he  ably  discharged  his  du- 


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ties  until  a  Supreme  Court  was  specially  created.  Then  he  was  for 
a  number  of  years  under  appointment  Circuit  Judge  of  the  Fifth 
District.  Subsequently  he  was  appointed  United  States  District  At- 
torney. He  died  in  Portland,  May  10,  1897. 

CREATION  OF  THE  PRESENT  SUPREME  COURT. 

The  present  Supreme  Court  was  created  and  established  as  a 
separate  tribunal  from  the  Circuit  Court  in  1878,  with  three  judges. 
These  were  appointed  to  their  positions,  and  were:  Chief  Justice, 
James  J.  Kelly;  Associate  Justices,  Reuben  P.  Boise  and  P.  P.  Prim. 

Judge  Kelly  was  a  graduate  of  Princeton  College  and  of  the 
Carlisle  Law  School.  He  emigrated  to  California  in  1849,  but  came 
to  Oregon  in  1851,  selecting  Oregon  City  as  his  home,  where  he  rose 
to  the  front  rank  as  a  lawyer.  In  1853  Judge  Kelly,  Judge  Boise 
and  D.  R.  Bigelow  were  appointed  as  commissioners  to  prepare  a 
code  of  laws  for  the  territory.  The  code  was  adopted  by  the  Terri- 
torial Legislature  in  1853.  The  practice  then  formulated  and  adopted 
has  undergone  but  little  change  since.  Judge  Kelly's  honorable  ca- 
reer may  thus  be  briefly  epitomized:  Served  several  terms  in  the 
Territorial  Legislature;  was  a  member  of  the  Constitutional  Con- 
vention; was  a  member  of  the  State  Senate;  served  six  years  as 
United  States  Senator  from  Oregon.  He  was  especially  helpful  in 
forwarding  the  building  of  the  locks  at  the  Cascades  of  the  Co- 
lumbia. He  acquired  a  competence  after  his  retirement  from  the 
bench,  removing  to  Washington,  D.  C.,  where  he  died  later,  full  of 
years  and  honor. 

The  judges  elected  to  succeed  Judges  Kelly,  Boise  and  Prim  in 
the  Supreme  Court  were  William  P.  Lord,  Edward  B.  Watson  and 
John  B.  Waldo. 

The  decisions  of  the  original  Supreme  Court  were  all  written, 
and  are  included  in  the  first  eight  volumes  of  the  Oregon  Supreme 
Court  Reports. 

It  is  a  matter  of  interest  to  note  that  in  the  constitution  adopted 
by  the  Constitutional  Convention,  slavery  was  prohibited,  and  negroes 
and  mulattoes  were  excluded  from  the  state.  They  were  deprived  of 
the  right  to  bring  or  maintain  suits  at  law.  The  negro  exclusion 
clause  still  remains  in  the  Oregon  Constitution.  An  effort  was  made 
a  few  years  ago  to  expunge  this  clause,  but  it  failed.  The  amendments 
to  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  however,  nullify  it. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  Oregon's  Provisional  Government 
was  really  begun  in  1843.  In  1844  the  pioneers  decreed  that  Oregon 
should  be  a  free  state.  The  late  George  H.  Williams  was  fond  of 
referring  to  the  time  when  he  was  Chief  Justice.  One  of  the  first 
cases  to  come  before  him  was  an  application  by  a  colored  family  in 


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Polk  County  to  be  liberated  under  habeas  corpus  proceedings  from 
their  Missouri  owner,  who  had  brought  them  here  and  held  them  as 
slaves.  It  was  claimed  that  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States 
protected  slave  property  in  the  territories.  With  that  splendid  in- 
sight which  was  ever  a  remarkable  element  in  Judge  Williams'  char- 
acter, he  granted  the  colored  family  its  freedom.  He  held  "that  the 
law  made  by  the  pioneers  upon  the  subject  was  not  inconsistent  with 
the  spirit  of  the  constitution  and  was  the  law  of  the  land." 

April  1,  1893,  Judge  Williams  delivered  an  address  at  Portland, 
in  which  he  referred  to  the  territorial  days  of  Oregon.  In  speaking 
of  his  one-time  associates  upon  the  Supreme  bench,  Judges  Deady 
and  Olney,  Judge  Williams  said: 

"Our  personal  and  official  relations  were  kindly  and  cordial, 
though  all  of  us  were  somewhat  firm  and  unyielding  in  our  opinions; 
and  I  now  recall  one  instance,  when  we  sat  down  at  a  table  in  my 
residence  at  Salem  to  consider  a  case,  and  continued  the  discussion, 
with  no  little  animation,  until  we  adjourned  for  breakfast  in  the 
broad  daylight  of  the  next  morning." 

Evidently  the  judges  of  that  period  were  willing  to  labor  long 
hours. 

A  picturesque  and  interesting  character  deserving  of  mention 
in  this  connection  is  Colonel  James  Willis  Nesmith.  He  was  born 
at  New  Brunswick,  Me.,  in  1820.  In  1843  he  joined  the  Applegate 
party  in  the  long  trip  across  the  plains  to  Oregon.  Hawthorne's 
"History  of  Oregon"  says  of  him: 

"In  the  long  hours  of  that  toilsome  ride  over  the  prairies,  several 
members  of  the  train  who  belonged  to  the  legal  fraternity  started  a 
mock  trial.  Nesmith  took  part  in  the  exercise  and  displayed  such  an 
amazing  amount  of  genius  in  his  interpretation  of  justice  that  he 
was  advised  to  join  the  legal  profession.  Arriving  at  Oregon  City 
he  put  his  talents  to  a  practical  test,  and  two  years  later  served  as 
a  Judge  under  the  Provisional  Government."  He  died  in  1880. 

Colonel  Nesmith  was  Judge  under  the  Provisional  Government 
from  1845  to  1846;  member  of  the  Provisional  Legislature,  1845; 
United  States  Marshal,  1855-56;  Superintendent  of  Indian  Affairs, 
1856-59;  United  States  Senator,  1861-67;  member  of  Congress,  1873- 
1875.  Hawthorne  thus  eulogizes  him:  "Honest,  open-hearted  and 
courageous,  no  danger  or  unexpected  event  could  shake  his  firmness 
or  disturb  his  presence  of  mind."  He  was  of  vigorous  mental  power, 
humane  disposition  and  was  liberal  in  his  opinions. 

Among  the  first  emigrants  to  Oregon  was  what  was  known  as 
the  "Peoria  party,"  which  left  Illinois  about  May  1,  1839.  There 
were  nineteen  in  the  party,  and  of  these  only  one  was  a  lawyer,  one 
T.  J.  Farnham,  born  in  Vermont,  who  was  then  about  thirty-five  years 


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of  age.  Farnham  acted  as  leader,  and  he  called  his  followers  the 
"Oregon  dragoons."  They  carried  a  flag,  presented  by  Mrs.  Farn- 
ham, bearing  the  legend,  "Oregon  or  the  Grave."  Before  starving 
out,  Farnham  said  their  intention  was  to  raise  the  American  flag, 
take  possession  of  the  country  in  the  name  of  the  United  States 
and  to  drive  out  the  Hudson's  Bay  Company. 

It  is  an  anomalous  fact,  that  the  first  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court 
under  the  Provisional  Government  was  a  physician  — a  Dr.  Babcock. 
The  late  Judge  Boise  says  of  him:  "He  was  not  a  lawyer;  but  there 
is  no  record  tending  to  show  that  any  want  of  technical  learning  led 
him  to  err  in  the  discharge  of  his  judicial  duties." 

At  the  time  of  the  arrival  of  Judge  Boise  in  Oregon,  in  November, 
1850,  he  found  J.  Quinn  Thornton  residing  at  Oregon  City,  in  the 
capacity  of  legal  adviser  to  Dr.  John  McLoughlin.  He  was  the  only 
Judge  of  the  Provisional  Government  with  whom  Judge  Boise  had 
a  personal  acquaintance.  In  the  spring  of  1851  he  met  him  at  a  term 
of  court  held  at  Hillsboro,  where  he  and  Judge  A.  E.  Wait  were  op- 
posing counsel  in  an  action  for  divorce.  We  quote  Judge  Boise's 
own  words: 

"He  first  complimented  Mr.  Wait,  his  antagonist,  describing  him 
as  a  noble  Roman  clad  in  complete  intellectual  armor,  and  then 
spoke  of  his  own  preparation  to  meet  a  knight  of  the  green  bag  so 
worthy  of  his  steel,  and  then  proceeded  at  great  length  to  expound 
the  law.  .  .  .  When  the  speeches  of  the  learned  counsel  had 
been  concluded,  being  much  longer  than  I  had  been  used  to  hearing 
in  the  courts  of  Massachusetts,  I  became  impressed  with  the  fact 
that  the  arguments  of  lawyers  lengthened  as  the  distance  from  the 
seats  of  legal  learning  increased. 

"The  first  legal  document  that  I  saw  coming  from  his  pen  was 
a  long  opinion  elucidating  the  Oregon  Donation  Land  Law,  in  which 
he  made  it  appear  that  a  settler  might  hold  his  land  claim  without 
living  on  it;  that  is,  he  might  live  in  one  place  and  be  in  another. 
This  was  accepted  as  good  law  by  those  who  wished  to  live  in  town 
and  hold  a  land  claim  in  the  country.  But  this  ingenious  theory  was 
soon  upset  when  the  United  States  Surveyor  General  held  that  actual 
settlement  was  necessary  and  that  a  man  resided  where  he  lived." 

It  is  of  importance  to  note,  in  this  connection,  that  Senator  Lewis 
F.  Linn,  of  Missouri,  always  friendly  to  Oregon's  best  interests,  was 
the  originator  of  the  Oregon  Donation  Land  Law.  The  present 
County  of  Linn  was  named  in  his  honor. 

It  is  related  that  at  one  time  Judge  Thornton  was  trying  a  case 
before  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Polk  County.  Opposed  to  him  was 
a  young  Dallas  lawyer  named  A.  B.  P.  Wood,  whose  pet  law  book 
was  "Bacon's  Abridgement,"  from  which  he  so  often  quoted  that  he 


36  HISTORICAL 

earned  for  himself  the  sobriquet  of  "Bacon's  Abridgement"  by  Ne- 
smith.  As  usual,  on  this  occasion,  he  cited  the  rulings  of  law  from 
his  favorite  volume.  Judge  Thornton  asked  to  see  the  book,  and 
after  examining  the  title  page,  quietly  awaited  his  turn  to  speak.  He 
expressed  surprise  that  Mr.  Wood  should  introduce  a  British  author- 
ity in  an  American  law  court.  Showing  the  title  page  to  the  Justice 
he  thus  addressed  the  court:  "This  is  English,  not  American  law. 
This  book,  as  it  is  plainly  written  here  on  the  title  page,  was  written 
in  London,  England,  in  the  Inner  Temple.  It  is  the  law  of  England, 
of  the  people  who  oppressed  our  fathers,  and  the  law  which  they 
repudiated  in  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  Mr.  Wood  is  trying 
to  impose  on  the  court."  Wood's  arguments  to  the  contrary  availed 
him  nothing. 

In  the  court  at  Hillsboro,  the  presiding  judge  in  1851  was  William 
Strong.  Judge  Boise  says  that  he  "was  a  learned  lawyer  and  an 
able  Judge."  At  this  term  of  court,  the  lawyers  in  attendance  were 
Judges  Thornton  and  Wait,  A.  Holbrook,  W.  W.  Chapman  and  a 
lawyer  named  Brennon.  Dr.  Ralph  Wilcox  was  clerk. 

The  first  case  of  a  public  nature  to  come  before  the  Supreme 
Court  when  O.  C.  Pratt,  William  Strong  and  Thomas  Nelson  sat  on 
the  bench  was  one  involving  the  validity  of  the  act  of  the  Territorial 
Legislature,  authorizing  the  removal  of  the  capital  from  Oregon 
City  to  Salem.  The  opinion  was  written  by  Judge  Strong,  who  de- 
clared the  act  invalid,  in  that  it  conflicted  with  the  Act  of  Congress 
organizing  Oregon  as  a  territory.  A  striking  phrase  in  the  opinion 
was  "that  the  law  was  dead  without  mourners,  could  be  buried  with- 
out offence."  Judge  Pratt  filed  a  dissenting  opinion,  which  was  af- 
terwards affirmed  by  a  majority  of  the  Legislature  in  session  at 
Salem.  The  minority  gathered  at  Oregon  City.  The  Salem  contin- 
gent changed  the  judicial  districts,  jurisdiction  being  given  Judge 
Pratt  over  all  the  territory  south  of  the  Columbia  River  excepting 
Clackamas  County. 

In  1848,  the  Act  of  Congress  authorizing  the  organization  of  the 
Territory  of  Oregon,  it  will  be  remembered  the  first  judges  of  the 
Supreme  Court  were  William  P.  Bryant,  Chief  Justice,  and  Peter  G. 
Burnett  and  Orville  C.  Pratt,  Associate  Justices.  Burnett  left  for 
the  California  gold  mines  and  Bryant  resigned.  Thomas  Nelson 
succeeded  Bryant  and  William  Strong  succeeded  Burnett.  Strong, 
Burnett  and  Pratt  constituted  the  Supreme  Court  in  1850,  which 
was  the  first  to  transact  any  business  of  importance.  The  first 
term  was  held  at  Oregon  City,  in  December,  1851. 

One  of  the  attorneys  in  attendance  was  Alexander  Campbell,  a 
partner  of  Judge  Boise,  then  recently  from  Canada,  where  he  stood 
high  in  his  profession  and  soon  became  known  in  Portland  as  well 


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for  his  ability.  Subsequently  he  moved  to  San  Francisco,  where 
he  became  a  partner  of  Judge  Pratt,  and  was  thereafter  made  Judge 
of  the  Twelfth  Judicial  District  of  California. 

The  first  term  of  the  Supreme  Court  which  Judge  Boise  at- 
tended vas  held  at  Salem,  in  1852.  Judges  Nelson  and  Strong  occu- 
pied the  bench,  Judge  Pratt  not  being  in  the  territory.  "From  1853 
until  1858,"  says  Judge  Boise,  "Judge  Williams  presided  in  our  courts 
in  the  district  where  I  resided  and  was  an  able  and  popular  judge." 

In  those  early  days  court  accommodations  for  lawyers  were  not 
always  of  the  best  nor  the  most  convenient.  "I  remember,"  said 
Judge  Boise,  "that  in  the  summer  of  1854  the  court  at  Eugene  was 
held  in  the  open  air  under  a  large  oak  tree,  with  a  table  and  chair 
for  the  Judge  and  some  chairs  and  rude  benches  for  the  lawyers 
and  other  attendants,  and  when  the  court  business  got  slack  we 
adjourned  to  the  race  track,  which  was  near  by,  and  at  one  time 
had  recess  to  listen  to  a  Democratic  speech  by  Hon.  Delazon  Smith, 
who  was  then  a  coming  figure  in  the  politics  of  Oregon." 

Coming  down  to  a  later  date,  one  confronts  the  late  Judge  John 
F.  Caples,  who  passed  away  in  recent  years,  loved  and  respected. 
It  is  extremely  interesting  to  hear  him  in  his  address  which  he  de- 
livered at  Portland  in  1903  before  the  Oregon  Bar  Association,  give 
his  "Reminiscences  of  the  Bench  and  Bar  of  Earlier  Days."  He 
spoke  of  the  decade  between  1865  and  1875.  Said  he: 

"My  first  active  work  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  was  in 
1868,  when  I  first  became  acquainted  with  that  body.  I  recollect 
how  formidable  it  looked  to  me,  but  at  the  same  time  how  kindly 
every  one  of  them  acted.  I  have  often  thought  in  particular  of 
grand  old  Reuben  P.  Boise,  a  man  of  years  and  of  experience,  and 
a  man  in  whom  the  people  have  had  confidence,  and  passing  on 
through  the  usual  years  of  life,  stands  now  a  monument  of  pride 
to  the  profession  of  law  and  to  the  profession  of  gentlemen  on  the 
bench  of  the  State  of  Oregon." 

Judge  Caples  paid  kindly  tribute  to  P.  P.  Prim — "a  lawyer  who 
had  grown  old  in  years  of  practice,  and  a  man  whose  temper  never 
deserted  him,  a  man  whose  legal  ability  was  much  beyond  the  ordi- 
nary, a  man  who  has  passed  to  a  better  land  with  all  the  honors 
of  a  long  and  useful  life— such  a  man  was  P.  P.  Prim." 

Other  lawyers  and  judges  of  that  period  recalled  by  Judge  Caples 
were  Judge  Burnett,  of  Corvallis;  George  N.  Dorris,  of  Eugene; 
James  B.  Fay,  Tilmon  Ford,  J.  C.  Fullerton,  N.  H.  Gates,  of  The 
Dalles;  Ben  Hayden;  Hire  Jackson,  of  Columbia  County;  La  Fayette 
Lane;  A.  J.  Lawrence,  James  H.  Slater,  Judge  Thayer,  James  F.  Wat- 
son, Judge  Strahan,  "a  man  who  secured  high  honors;"  Judge  Mo- 
sher,  of  Roseburg,  "a  man  of  a  great  deal  of  ability,  particularly  as 


38  HIS  T  O  R  I  C  A  L 

a  writer;"  Judge  Rufus  Mallory,  of  Portland;  Richard  Williams,  of 
Portland;  Judge  Wolverton,  then  of  the  Supreme  Court,  later  ele- 
vated to  the  bench  of  the  United  States  District  Court;  George  L. 
Wood,  who  "could  sway  the  multitude"  with  his  oratory;  W.  W. 
Chapman,  "a  man  who  went  to  court  with  few  cases  and  always  on 
the  warpath;"  Judge  Cronin,  "a  man  of  large  ability;"  Matthew  P. 
Deady,  whose  "opinions  are  more  considered  today  than  they  were 
when  they  were  delivered;"  J.  N.  Dolph,  "a  strong  man  ...  an 
honor  to  the  State  of  Oregon;"  Judge  M.  C.  George;  A.  C.  Gibbs, 
"a  man  of  large  heart,"  afterwards  Governor  of  Oregon  and  then 
United  States  District  Attorney,  filling  "those  positions  acceptably 
to  the  authorities,  and  with  honor  to  himself." 

Other  names  that  flashed  through  Judge  Caples'  memory  were: 
La  Fayette  Grover,  Judge  Edward  Hamilton  and  Judge  Lair  Hill; 
Emery  Holbrook,  "a  good  lawyer  and  a  man  of  high  standing;" 
Colonel  James  K.  Kelly  and  Colonel  Ben  Hayden;  David  Logan, 
"who  cut  a  very  conspicuous  figure  in  the  earlier  days  of  the  bar 
of  the  State  of  Oregon;"  Senator  John  H.  Mitchell;  Marion  F.  Mul- 
key,  "who  had  many  good  qualities,  who  succeeded  well  in  life  and 
who  had  the  honor  to  leave  a  son  who  worthily  wears  the  mantle  of 
his  father"  — ex-United  States  Senator  Mulkey. 

Another  worthy  group  was  W.  W.  Page,  John  H.  Rand,  Judge  E. 
D.  Shattuck,  "who  sat  so  long  upon  the  bench  in  Multnomah  Coun- 
ty;" Lansing  Stout;  Raleigh  Stott;  William  Strong,  "a  man  of  great 
ability,  a  man  of  great  industry,  a  man  of  great  suavity;"  Judge 
Trimble  and  John  B.  Waldo,  John  W.  Whalley  and  Judge  Marquam. 

Of  Judge  Lord,  Judge  Caples  gave  this  high  commendation:  "In 
every  position  Judge  Lord  has  been  called  to  fill,  both  as  Judge  of 
the  Supreme  Court  and  as  a  representative  of  the  diplomatic  corps 
of  this  country,  he  has  filled  the  same  with  honor  to  himself  and  a 
credit  to  the  state  and  nation  he  represents." 

In  his  "Personal  Recollections"  of  his  "Six  Years  in  the  United 
States  Senate,"  George  H.  Williams  gave  many  interesting  remi- 
niscences. His  term  covered  the  Reconstruction  Period,  when  the 
rehabilitation  of  the  Confederate  States  was  under  way.  Oregon 
was  then  ( 1865)  represented  in  the  Senate  by  Judge  Williams  and 
James  W.  Nesmith. 

A  joint  committee  had  been  appointed— nine  from  the  House  of 
Representatives  and  six  from  the  Senate— of  which  Judge  Williams 
was  one,  "to  inquire  into  the  condition  of  the  states  which  formed 
the  so-called  Confederate  States,  and  report  whether  they  or  any 
of  them  are  entitled  to  be  represented  in  either  house  of  Congress, 
and  to  report  by  bill  or  otherwise." 

Judge  Williams  sat  up  an  entire  night  in  preparing  the  bill  which 


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was  subsequently  passed,  and  which  completely  routed  the  plans  of 
President  Andrew  Johnson.  Strenuous  efforts  were  made  by  the 
opposition  to  tack  on  amendments,  which  Judge  Williams  heroically 
fought,  and  to  postpone  action  by  all  sorts  of  dilatory  tactics.  The 
"Grand  Old  Man"  from  Oregon  was  equal  to  the  emergency.  He 
made  up  his  mind,  as  he  so  shrewdly  said,  that  the  "only  way  to 
defeat  the  enemies  of  the  bill  was  to  wear  them  out  by  night  and 
day  sessions."  This  was  eventually  accomplished,  and  the  grim  old 
warrior  had  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  that  his  bill,  albeit  an  amend- 
ment was  attached  to  it,  pass. 

In  March,  1850,  Judge  Deady  tried  his  first  case  in  Oregon  at  a 
term  of  court  held  at  Lafayette.  The  surroundings  were  primitive 
but,  as  he  declared,  "the  dignity  and  order  of  the  court  so  far  as 
the  same  depended  on  the  Judge,  O.  C.  Pratt,  would  not  suffer  from 
a  comparison  with  Westminster  Hall." 

It  may  not  be  generally  known,  but  the  truth  is  that  Harvey  W. 
Scott,  editor  of  the  Oregonian,  who  is  one  of  the  truly  great  editors 
of  the  United  States,  at  one  time  turned  his  attention  to  the  law. 
In  1864  he  studied  law  in  the  office  of  E.  D.  Shattuck  for  a  year 
but  the  call  of  journalism  and  events  so  shaping  themselves,  he  took 
his  pen,  since  then  so  trenchant,  in  hand,  and  the  world  was  a  gainer 
thereby. 

Judge  Arthur  L.  Frazer,  Judge  of  the  Multnomah  Circuit  Court, 
so  recently  laid  aside  the  cares  of  his  office,  at  the  call  of  the  Angel 
of  Death,  that  it  seems  but  yesterday  that  he  was  here.  He  suc- 
ceeded Judge  Shattuck  in  Department  No.  1,  in  1898.  A  true  en- 
comium is  that  uttered  by  one  eulogist:  "A  just  and  upright  man; 
faithful  to  every  trust,  and  first  Judge  of  the  Juvenile  Court." 
More  than  one  wayward  boy  and  girl  learned  to  look  with  love  and 
affection  upon  Judge  Frazer.  He  was  succeeded  as  Judge  of  the 
Juvenile  Court  by  Judge  Earl  C.  Bronaugh. 

A  contemporary  of  Judge  Frazer  upon  the  Multnomah  Circuit 
Court  bench  was  Alfred  F.  Sears,  Jr.,  elected  to  the  position  in 
1896  and  re-elected  by  the  united  votes  of  both  the  Republican  and 
Democratic  parties  in  1900.  A  sincere  tribute  is  paid  the  late  Judge 
Sears  (who  also  has  answered  the  great  summons)  in  these  words: 
His  decisions  "are  absolutely  as  fair  and  impartial  as  possible  from 
the  facts  in  hand,"  and  "he  has  won  the  warm  regard  and  admira- 
tion of  the  bench  and  bar  of  Portland." 

Another  who  has  passed  into  the  Great  Beyond  in  recent  years 
is  Judge  Charles  B.  Bellinger.  From  1874  to  1878  he  was  Clerk  of 
the  Supreme  Court.  On  the  latter  date  Governor  Thayer  appointed 
him  to  a  vacancy  on  the  Circuit  bench  in  the  Fourth  Judicial  Dis- 
trict. In  April,  1893,  President  Cleveland  appointed  him  Judge  of 
the  United  States  District  Court,  to  fill  a  vacancy  caused  by  the 


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death  of  Judge  Matthew  P.  Deady.  He  assumed  his  duties  May  1, 
1893.  One  of  his  contemporaries  describes  him  as  having  been  one 
of  the  most  "forceful  and  interesting  representatives  of  the  legal 
fraternity  of  the  Northwest,"  and  one  who  was  held  in  high  esteem 
for  the  many  admirable  traits  in  his  personality  as  well  as  for  his 
erudition.  He  edited  the  Arena  at  Salem,  the  Salem  Review  and 
the  Albany  Democrat,  the  Portland  News  and  the  Evening  Telegram, 
of  Portland,  at  various  times  during  his  early  manhood,  before  ally- 
ing himself  permanently  with  the  profession  of  law. 

Another  warrior  of  the  forum  was  Judge  John  F.  Caples,  who 
paid  the  debt  of  nature  in  recent  years.  He  was  elected  District 
Attorney  in  1878  and  his  territory  comprised  the  counties  of  Mult- 
nomah,  Washington  and  Clackamas,  Columbia  and  Clatsop.  He 
filled  the  office  with  credit  and  honor  tor  the  six  succeeding  years, 
"an  honor  hitherto  accorded  to  no  District  Attorney  in  the  state." 
From  1897  to  1901  he  served  as  United  States  Consul  at  Valparaiso, 
Chili,  when  he  resigned.  He  was  a  kindly,  genial  and  talented  man. 

John  W.  Whalley  was  a  bluff  and  hearty  man,  well  liked.  All 
will  remember  a  little  peculiarity  of  speech  he  had— "I  say,  I  say"- 
with  which  he  generally  prefaced  his  remarks.  He  had  a  well-or- 
dered mind,  and  long  held  a  place  in  the  front  rank  of  his  profes- 
sion. He  had  great  intuitive  faculties,  which  made  him  a  most  en- 
tertaining and  enjoyable  companion. 

The  present  able  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon,  Judge 
Julius  C.  Moreland,  is,  as  one  writer  puts  it,  "a  man  of  conspicuous 
legal  talent."  He  was  appointed  County  Judge  of  Multnomah  County 
by  Governor  Moody  in  1885,  serving  until  1886,  after  which  he  was 
elected  to  the  office  in  1890,  serving  until  the  end  of  1894. 

During  the  spring  of  1867  La  Fayette  Lane,  J.  C.  Moreland  and 
W.  B.  Lastrell  went  to  Vancouver,  Washington,  to  pass  their  exami- 
nations for  admission  to  the  bar.  Judge  Lancaster  was  quite  blunt 
in  the  expression  of  his  opinion  that  it  was  hardly  the  proper  thing 
lo  do  for  young  men  from  Oregon  to  seek  admission  to  the  Wash- 
ington bar.  By  implication  he  conveyed  the  idea  that  they  were  too 
inexperienced  and  young  to  have  either  legal  acumen  or  knowledge. 
Lastrell  had  a  most  prodigious  and  remarkable  memory,  and  could 
repeat,  practically  verbatim,  page  after  page  of  Blackstone's  Com- 
mentaries. Judge  Lancaster,  who  was  on  the  examining  committee, 
tried  to  tie  Lastrell  up  with  knotty  questions  regarding  estates  of 
freehold,  remainders,  etc.,  but  Lastrell  was  too  well  grounded  to  be 
in  the  least  frustrated.  To  the  Judge's  intense  amazement  he  went 
on,  and  on,  quoting  from  the  great  English  law  writer  with  perfect 
accuracy.  Having  finished,  he  calmly  inquired  if  his  answers  were 
not  correct.  Lancaster  admitted  that  the  young  man  knew  his  Black- 
stone  better  than  he  did,  and  expressed  his  surprise  that  Lastrell 


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could  remember  the  law  so  well  and  so  accurately.  He  was  fair 
enough,  too,  to  offer  the  young  men  an  apology  for  his  precon- 
ceived and  unjust  opinion,  and  said  that  it  gave  him  extreme  pleas- 
ure to  be  able  to  recommend  the  admission  to  the  bar  of  the  young 
aspirants  before  him. 

Only  a  few  years  ago  the  name  of  Judge  John  J.  Balleray  was 
a  power  in  Eastern  Oregon.  To  use  Lincoln's  famous  words,  "With 
malice  toward  none,  with  charity  for  all"  let  us  touch  lightly  upon 
the  failings  of  Judge  Balleray,  and  remember  only  the  greater  and 
better  sides  of  his  nature.  He  was  unusually  endowed,  both  by- 
nature  and  by  education.  He  spoke  French  and  German  as  easily 
and  as  fluently  as  he  did  the  English  language,  and  he  admitted 
that  he  understood  French  grammar  even  better  than  he  did  English 
grammar.  He  had  a  powerful  mind  to  grasp  details  and  his  memory 
was  second  to  none.  He  was  an  accomplished  Latin  scholar  and 
few  men  who  have  practiced  at  the  bar  were  better  read  in  the  law. 
Either  late  in  1875  or  early  in  1876  Judge  Balleray  appeared  in 
Portland,  and  began  looking  about  for  a  suitable  location  to  "hang 
out  his  shingle."  He  formed  the  acquaintance  of  J.  C.  Moreland, 
who  took  a  liking  to  him,  and  offered  him  accommodations  in  his 
office  until  he  should  find  a  better  place.  While  in  Moreland's 
office,  a  French  woman  was  charged  with  having  had  whiskey  on 
her  premises  for  sale,  or  which  she  did  sell,  "contrary  to  the  statute 
in  such  cases  made  and  provided."  Judge  Moreland  was  retained  to 
defend  her.  When  the  day  of  trial  came  on,  he  was  incapacitated, 
by  reason  of  a  bad  cold,  from  going  into  court,  and  so  he  requested 
Balleray  to  conduct  the  case  in  his  stead.  Captain  Lamson  acted 
as  interpreter  for  the  court.  Judge  Deady  was  on  the  bench.  Balle- 
ray's  knowledge  of  French  was  of  great  importance.  The  question 
turned  upon  the  conjugation  of  the  verb  "to  have."  Balleray  asked 
the  Court  if  he  might  be  permitted  to  ask  the  French  woman  a 
question,  which  was  granted.  The  point  he  made  was  whether  she 
had  whiskey  on  her  premises,  or  whether  she  had  had  whiskey  on 
her  premises,  he  pointing  out  the  difference  the  past  perfect  tense 
of  the  verb  had  in  the  matter.  Judge  Deady  asked  him  if  he  under- 
stood French  as  well  as  that,  and  he  said  he  did.  He  then  pro- 
ceeded, to  the  astonishment  of  the  Court  and  the  witness,  to  rap- 
idly conjugate  the  verb  from  start  to  finish.  Although  the  case  it- 
self was  almost  hopeless  up  to  this  point,  so  far  as  the  woman  was 
concerned,  by  this  neat  little  plan  of  Balleray's  she  was  cleared. 
Judge  Deady  ever  after  highly  esteemed  Balleray.  He  was  at  one 
time  a  Circuit  Judge  at  Pendleton,  receiving  his  appointment  from 
Governor  Moody,  and  he  left  a  good  record  as  a  jurist.  There  was 
a  philanthropic  side  to  his  nature.  Much  of  his  success  and  popu- 
larity was  due  to  the  fact  that  he  was  what  is  known  as  "a  good 


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mixer,"  being  able  to  adjust  himself  readily  to  any  sort  of  surround- 
ings. 

JUDGE  MORELAND'S  CHARACTERIZATIONS. 

Judge  Julius  C.  Moreland's  many  years'  residence  in  Oregon, 
coupled  with  his  experience  as  a  practicing  lawyer,  judge,  newspaper 
man  and  Clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court,  particularly  well  qualifies 
him  to  speak  of  his  cotemporaries  at  the  bar,  both  "the  quick  and 
the  dead."  He  is  a  keen  analyst.  Here  are  a  few  of  his  characteri- 
zations: 

Judge  Burnett:  "He  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  formation  of 
the  state  government  of  California  and  in  the  stirring  times  had 
there,  and  wherever  he  was  placed  acquitted  himself  well." 

J.  Quinn  Thornton:  "He  was  not  a  great  lawyer,  but  seems  to 
have  done  his  work  well  in  the  early  days." 

Judge  Lancaster:  "He  was  a  lawyer  of  the  old  school  and  imag- 
ined that  all  law  found  outside  of  Blackstone  and  Bacon's  In- 
stitutes was  hardly  worth  the  knowing." 

Judge  Shattuck:  "Was  greatly  beloved;  a  ripe  scholar,  a  good 
lawyer,  and  an  upright  Judge." 

Judge  W.  W.  Upton:  "He  was  a  learned  lawyer,  prompt  in  his 
work,  courteous  to  the  bar,  and  was  well  regarded  by  the  bar  and 
his  associates  on  the  bench." 

B.  F.  Bonham:  "He  filled  many  important  places  in  public  life, 
and  there,  as  in  private  life,  he  exemplified  the  value  of  right  living, 
and  a  high  standard  of  citizenship." 

Judge  Wilson:  "He  was  a  good  lawyer,  of  an  active  mind,  con- 
genial, jovial,  and  his  death  was  very  greatly  regretted." 

John  Kelsay:  "He  was  somewhat  uncouth  of  speech,  full  of 
life,  loving  a  joke,  with  a  marvelous  fund  of  anecdotes;  always  well 
liked  by  his  comrades." 

A.  J.  Thayer:  "He  was  thoroughly  in  earnest  in  whatever  he 
undertook." 

Judge  McArthur:  "He  was  a  learned  lawyer,  wrote  a  graceful 
opinion;  very  popular  in  his  community,  and  a  useful  man." 

John  Burnett:     "A  good  lawyer  and  an  earnest  advocate." 

Judge  Watson:  "An  untiring  worker;  a  zealous  advocate,  and 
made  a  good  record  as  a  Supreme  Judge." 

John  B.  Waldo:  "An  earnest  student  of  nature,  a  philosopher  as 
well  as  jurist;  a  statesman  and  a  reformer." 

Judge  Reuben  S.  Strahan :  "As  a  lawyer,  Judge  Strahan  was 
much  beyond  the  ordinary.  He  had  a  keen,  quick,  analytical  mind 
and  his  written  opinions  on  the  bench  commanded  great  attention." 


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Judge  Bean:  "He  is  a  man  learned  in  the  law,  of  earnest  appli- 
cation, great  industry,  steadfastness  of  purpose,  quick  in  forming 
conclusions  and  strenuous  in  the  defense  of  his  opinions." 

Judge  Frank  A.  Moore:  "Is  a  hard  worker,  a  good  lawyer,  with 
pleasant  personality,  making  friends  with  all  those  with  whom  he 
comes  in  contact." 

Judge  Thomas  G.  Hailey:  "A  good  lawyer,  and  his  work  on  the 
bench  was  satisfactory."  (Judge  Hailey  died  in  recent  years,  just 
as  a  sphere  of  usefulness  was  opening  up  before  him.) 

Judge  Robert  Eakin:  "A  man  of  pleasing  address,  well  equipped 
for  his  position." 

Judge  W.  T.  Slater:  "A  hard  worker,  a  vigorous  writer,  and  his 
opinions  bear  the  stamp  of  a  well  cultivated,  able  lawyer." 

Judge  Will  R.  King:  "Is  a  well  equipped  lawyer  and  writes  a 
good  opinion  and  gives  promise  of  a  most  successful  career." 

On  two  different  occasions,  Judge  Moreland  thus  expressed  him- 
self: "All  who  have  sat  upon  the  Supreme  Bench  of  the  state 
prior  to  the  establishment  of  the  separate  Supreme  Court  have 
passed  on.  They  were  an  earnest,  brave  lot  of  men,  who  did  their 
full  share  in  building  up  the  state  and  their  memory  will  long  be 
cherished  by  those  who  come  after  them." 

On  the  second  occasion  he  said:  "Oregon  has  been  fortunate  in 
her  judicial  officers.  They  have  been  able,  conscientious,  upright 
men.  But  it  is  not  disparagement  to  the  judges  who  have  gone  be- 
fore to  say  that  never  in  its  history  has  the  bench  been  filled  with 
better,  truer,  abler  or  more  upright  men  than  those  who  now  grace 
the  position;  and  no  court  has  ever  given  better  satisfaction  to  the 
people."  (1910). 

Judge  Moreland  keenly  enjoys  telling  this  story  of  Chief  Jus- 
tice Moore: 

One  time  a  stranger  appeared  at  the  state  capitol,  at  Salem,  and 
was  desirous  of  being  shown  around.  There  being  no  one  in  sight 
at  the  time  except  Justice  Moore,  the  stranger  approached  him,  mak- 
ing his  wishes  known.  Nothing  loth,  the  jurist  took  the  stranger 
and  piloted  him  about,  from  basement  to  dome.  The  exploration 
having  terminated,  the  newcomer  asked  the  Chief  Justice  if  he  was 
employed  around  the  building,  not  forgetting,  of  course,  to  express 
his  thanks.  The  Judge  admitted  that  he  was.  When  the  stranger 
asked  him  in  what  capacity  he  was  employed,  the  jurist  answered 
with  becoming  modesty:  "I  am  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court." 
The  man's  astonishment  can  better  be  imagined  than  expressed. 

At  one  time  the  late  Judge  Caples  and  Judge  Moreland  entered 
into  a  legal  copartnership,  and,  of  course,  the  survivor  has  many 


44  HISTORICAL 

anecdotes  to  tell  of  him,  but  one  will  suffice.  Judge  Moreland  says 
that  at  one  time,  while  trying  a  murder  case,  in  which  the  murde 
occurred  in  a  Chinese  joss  house,  some  question  arose  about  the 
building,  and  a  difference  of  opinion  arose  regarding  some  measure- 
ments of  furniture,  which  was  contradicted  by  Judge  Caples'  oppo- 
nent. To  this  Judge  Caples  calmly  replied:  "Probably  you  are 
correct  and  know  more  about  it  than  I  do,  for  I  do  not  worship 
there."  It  was  a  tender  tribute  to  a  departed  friend  that  Judge 
Moreland  paid,  when  he  said:  "Judge  Caples  was  a  deeply  religious 
man.  True,  he  often  stumbled,  and  sometimes  fell,  yet  he  always 
was  up  and  constantly  striving  for  the  better  way." 

DIRECT  PRIMARY  NOMINATING  ELECTIONS  LAW. 

At  the  general  election  held  June  6,  1904,  the  voters  of  Oregon, 
on  initiative  petition,  approved  the  act  that  was  proposed  by  the 
people  for  a  Direct  Primary  Nominating  Elections  Law.  There  were 
56,285  votes  cast  in  favor  of  this  law,  to  16,354  against,  and  the 
Governor,  by  proclamation,  dated  June  24,  1904,  declared  this  pro- 
posed act  to  be  the  law  governing  elections  thereafter.  This  act  is 
unique,  and  has  caused  wide  commendation  all  over  the  country, 
although  there  are  still  many  who  prefer  the  old  form  of  law — where- 
by nominations  were  made  in  convention  by  delegates  chosen  by 
the  voters  for  the  purpose.  It  was  Pope  who  declared: 

"For  forms  of  government,  let   fools  contest, 
Whate'er  is  best  adminster'd  is  best." 

So  with  the  law  of  elections.  By  the  Direct  Primary  Law  it  is 
now  possible  to  choose  United  States  Senators  by  the  direct  vote  of 
the  people,  in  apparent  contravention  of  the  Constitution  of  the 
United  States,  which  provides  that  Senators  shall  be  chosen  by  the 
Legislature.  Under  the  present  law  the  people's  choice,  made  mani- 
fest at  the  election,  is  made  perforce  of  necessity,  the  Legislative 
choice,  so  it  would  appear  that  the  abrogation  of  the  Constitutional 
provision  is  more  apparent  than  real.  Whether  the  law  is  a  good  one 
or  not,  time  alone  will  tell.  It  prevents  deadlocks,  which  is  some 
gain,  anyway.  A  number  of  other  states  are  endeavoring  to  adopt 
this  same  form  of  law,  and  it  is  said  that  "imitation  is  the  sincerest 
form  of  flattery."  If  so,  Oregon  may  yet  be  proud  to  have  furnished 
such  a  law. 

The  law  is  formally  described  as  follows; 

"An  Act  to  propose  by  initiative  petition  a  law  declaring  certain 
rights  of  political  parties  and  voluntary  political  organizations  and 
of  members  and  candidates  thereof;  declaring  the  purposes  of  this 
law  and  prescribing  rules  for  the  construction  of  its  provisions; 
defining  a  political  party  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  law; 


HISTORICAL  45 

providing  for  holding  primary  nominating  elections  preceding  any 
election  in  this  State  (except  special  elections  to  fill  vacancies,  presi- 
dential elections,  municipal  elections  in  towns  or  cities  having  a 
population  of  less  than  two  thousand  inhabitants,  and  school  elec- 
tions) for  the  purpose  of  nominating  all  the  candidates  by  all 
political  parties  subject  to  this  law  for  all  public  offices  to  be  filled 
at  the  ensuing  election,  and  for  a  Senator  in  Congress;  fixing  the 
times  for  holding  and  regulating  the  manner  of  conducting  such 
primary  nominating  elections;  prescribing  the  manner  of  choosing 
candidates  for  nomination  by  the  several  political  parties  subject  to 
the  provisions  of  this  law,  and  for  making  nominations  at  said  pri- 
mary nominating  elections  of  the  candidates  of  said  political  parties 
for  election  to  public  office  at  the  enusing  election,  and  forbidding 
the  nomination  of  candidates  for  public  office  by  such  political 
parties  in  any  other  manner;  providing  for  printing  and  distributing 
ballots  at  such  primary  nominating  election  by  public  officers  at 
public  expense;  prescribing  the  qualifications  of  petitioners,  electors 
and  candidates  for  nomination  at  such  primary  nominating  elections; 
prescribing  forms  and  procedure  at  such  primary  nominating  elec- 
tions and  in  the  proceedings  relating  thereto,  and  statements  to  be 
made  by  candidates  for  nomination  thereat;  prescribing  the  duties 
of  public  officers  in  relation  to  and  at  such  primary  nominating 
elections;  providing  for  the  nomination  by  political  parties  subject 
to  this  law,  of  their  candidates  for  election  as  delegates  to  any  con- 
stitutional conventions  that  may  be  called  in  this  State:  providing 
for  the  election  by  the  several  political  parties  subject  to  this  law,  of 
their  central  committeemen,  and  defining  their  duties  and  powers  as 
such  committeemen;  providing  for  the  prevention  and  correction, 
under  certain  conditions,  of  errors,  wrongs  and  violations  of  the 
provisions  of  this  law,  and  remedies  therefor;  providing  for  the  pre- 
vention of  frauds  and  the  punishment  of  crimes  and  misdemeanors 
committed  at  such  primary  nominating  elections,  or  in  the  proceed- 
ings relating  thereto;  providing  penalties  and  punishment  for  the 
violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  law;  providing  for  contest- 
ing nominations  made  at  such  primary  nominating  elections;  apply- 
ing to  said  primary  nominating  elections,  so  far  as  the  same  are  not 
in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  law,  and  as  the  same  may  be 
modified  by  the  provisions  of  this  law,"  certain  "sections  of  the 
General  Laws  of  Oregon  as  the  same  are  numbered  in  Bellinger  and 
Cotton's  Annotated  Codes  and  Statutes  of  Oregon,"  etc. 

The  preamble  to  the  act  reads  as  follows: 

"Under  our  form  of  government,  political  parties  are  necessary 
and  useful  at  the  present  time.  It  is  necessary  for  the  public  wel- 
fare and  safety  that  every  practical  guaranty  shall  be  provided  by 
law  to  assure  the  people  generally,  as  well  as  the  members  of  the 


46  HISTORICAL 

several  parties,  that  political  parties  shall  be  fairly,  freely  and  hon- 
estly conducted,  in  appearance  as  well  as  in  fact.  The  method  oi' 
naming  candidates  for  elective  public  offices  by  political  parties 
and  voluntary  political  organizations  is  the  best  plan  yet  found  for 
placing  before  the  people  the  names  of  qualified  and  worthy  citizens 
from  whom  the  electors  may  choose  the  officers  of  our  government. 
The  government  of  our  state  by  its  electors  and  the  government  of 
a  political  party  by  its  members  are  rightfully  based  on  the  same 
general  principles.  Every  political  party  and  every  voluntary  political 
organization  has  the  same  right  to  be  protected  from  the  interference 
of  persons  who  are  not  identified  with  it  as  its  known  and  publicly 
avowed  members,  that  the  government  of  the  state  has  to  protect 
itself  from  the  interference  of  persons  who  are  not  known  and  regis- 
tered as  its  electors.  It  is  as  great  a  wrong  to  the  people,  as  well  as 
to  the  members  of  a  political  party,  for  one  who  is  not  known  to  be 
one  of  its  members  to  vote  or  to  take  any  part  at  any  election  or  other 
proceedings  of  such  political  party,  as  it  is  for  one  who  is  not  a 
qualified  and  registered  elector  to  vote  at  any  state  election  or  take 
any  part  in  the  business  of  the  state.  Every  political  party  and  vol- 
unteer political  organization  is  rightfully  entitled  to  the  sole  and 
exclusive  use  of  every  word  of  its  official  name.  The  people  of  the 
State  and  the  members  of  every  political  party  and  voluntary  political 
organization  are  rightfully  entitled  to  know  that  every  person  who 
offers  to  take  any  part  in  the  affairs  or  business  of  any  political 
party  or  voluntary  political  organization  in  the  State  is  in  good  faith 
a  member  of  such  party.  The  reason  for  the  law  which  requires  a  secret 
ballot  when  all  electors  choose  their  officers,  equally  requires  a  secret 
ballot  when  the  members  of  a  party  choose  their  candidates  for  public 
office.  It  is  as  necessary  for  the  preservation  of  the  public  welfare 
and  safety  that  there  shall  be  free  and  fair  vote  and  an  honest  count 
as  well  as  a  secret  ballot  at  primary  elections,  as  it  is  that  there  shall 
be  a  free  and  fair  vote  and  an  honest  count  in  addition  to  the  secret 
ballot  at  all  elections  of  public  officers.  All  qualified  electors  who 
wish  to  serve  the  people  in  elective  office  are  rightfully  entitled  to 
equal  opportunities  under  the  law. 

"The  purpose  of  this  law  is  better  to  secure  and  preserve  the 
rights  of  political  parties  and  voluntary  political  organizations,  and 
of  their  members  and  candidates,  and  especially  of  the  rights  above 
stated." 

Much  has  been  written  and  said  about  "Statement  No.  1"  and 
"Statement  No.  2,"  under  the  Direct  Primary  Law,  but  for  the  infor- 
mation of  those  who  may  not  understand  what  their  signification  is, 
it  may  be  well  to  show  what  they  are. 


HISTORICAL  17 

Section  12  of  the  act  provides: 

"Before  or  at  the  time  of  beginning  to  circulate  any  petition  for 
nomination  to  any  office  under  this  law,  the  person  who  is  to  be  a 
candidate  for  such  nomination  shall  send  by  registered  mail  or  other- 
wise to  the  Secretary  of  State  or  the  County  Clerk  or  City  Clerk, 
Recorder,  or  Auditor,  as  the  case  may  be,  a  copy  of  his  petition  for 
nomination,  signed  by  himself,  and  such  copy  shall  be  filed  and  shall 
be  conclusive  evidence  for  the  purposes  of  this  law  that  said  elector 
has  been  a  candidate  for  nomination  by  his  party.  All  nominating 
petitions  and  notices  pertaining  to  state  or  district  offices  to  be  voted 
for  in  more  than  one  county  and  for  Judges  of  the  Circuit  Court 
and  District  Attorneys,  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  Secretary 
of  State;  for  county  offices  and  district  offices  to  be  voted  for  in 
one  county  only  shall  be  filed  with  the  County  Clerk;  and  for  all 
city  offices  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  Recorder,  or  Auditor,  as 
the  case  may  be." 

Among  the  declarations  made  by  candidates  are  these: 

"If  I  am  nominated  for  the  office  of ,  at  the  primary 

nominating  election  to  be  held  in  the  (State  of  Oregon),   (district), 

(county),    (city),  the day  of ,   19..,   I  will  accept  the 

nomination  and  will  not  withdraw,  and  if  I  am  elected  I  will  qualify 
as  such  officer." 

"If  I  am  nominated  and  elected,  I  will,  during  my  term  of  office 
(here  the  candidate,  in  not  exceeding  one  hundred  words,  may  state 
any  measures  or  principles  he  especially  advocates,  and  the  form  in 
which  he  wishes  it  printed  after  his  name  on  the  nominating  ballot, 
in  not  exceeding  twelve  words.) 

If  an  elector  seeks  the  nomination  for  "Senator  or  Representative 
in  the  Legislative  Assembly,"  he  may  include  one  of  the  following 
two  statements  in  his  petition;  but  if  he  does  not  do  so,  the  Secretary 
of  State  or  County  Clerk,  as  the  case  may  be,  shall  not  on  that 
account  refuse  to  file  his  petition: 

"STATEMENT  NO.  1. 

"I  further  state  to  the  people  of  Oregon,  as  well  as  to  the  people 
of  my  Legislative  district,  that  during  my  term  of  office  I  will  always 
vote  for  that  candidate  for  United  States  Senator  in  Congress  who 
has  received  the  highest  number  of  the  people's  votes  for  that  position 
at  the  general  election  next  preceding  the  election  of  a  Senator  in 
Congress,  without  regard  to  my  individual  preference. 


(Signature  of  the  candidate.) 


48  HISTORICAL 

"STATEMENT  NO.  2. 

''During  my  term  of  office  I  shall  consider  the  vote  of  the  people 
for  United  States  Senator  in  Congress  as  nothing  more  than  a 
recommendation,  which  I  shall  be  at  liberty  to  wholly  disregard  if 
the  reason  for  doing  so  seems  to  me  to  be  sufficient. 


(Signature  of  the  candidate.) 

After  the  official  returns  of  any  primary  election  are  in,  the 
candidates  for  any  and  all  offices  receiving  the  highest  number  oi 
votes  become  the  regular  nominees  thereby  of  their  several  political 
parties.  Thereafter,  at  the  regular  general  election,  they  are  then 
voted  for  by  the  voters  at  their  prescribed  voting  polls  in  the  several 
precincts.  Exactly  the  same  formalities  are  observed  at  a  primary 
nominating  election  as  prevail  at  the  regular  election.  There  are  the 
judges  of  election  and  clerks  of  election,  together  with  their  clerks, 
who  must  keep  strict  tally  of  all  votes,  which  are  afterwards  counted. 
The  names  of  all  candidates  are  noted  upon  sheets,  upon  which  the 
totals  are  afterwards  made.  These  are  afterwards  securely  sealed,  as 
are  the  ballot  boxes,  and  are  then  turned  over  to  the  City  Auditor, 
County  Clerk  or  other  authorized  person.  The  chairmen  of  the 
political  parties  entering  the  contest  keep  tally  sheets  exactly  like 
those  filed  with  the  Auditor  or  other  person,  to  ensure  a  correct 
report,  in  case  any  accidental  or  intentional  mishap  might  occur. 
This  does  exact  justice  to  all  candidates,  and  makes  much  for  purity 
in  elections. 

In  Oregon  the  Australian  ballot  system  is  used,  of  which  all  that 
is  good  and  nothing  that  is  bad,  can  be  said.  This  subject  will  be 
properly  considered  in  the  following  chapter. 

THE  AUSTRALIAN  BALLOT  LAW. 

The  Australian  Ballot  Law  is  an  importation  which  flourishes  well 
on  Oregon  soil.  Its  eminent  fairness,  the  care  with  which  the  indi- 
vidual preferences  of  the  voter  are  safeguarded,  have  made  it  pop- 
ular, and  there  is  little  doubt  but  that  it  will  long  continue  to  be  the 
law  governing  elections.  No  human  fabrication  is  perfect,  but  this 
comes  as  near  to  being  so  as  any  system  which  has  yet  been 
devised,  and  it  is  a  credit  to  the  Australian  branch  of  the  great 
English-speaking  race  to  have  formulated  so  estimable  a  procedure. 

A  general  epitome  of  the  law  will  be  herein  attempted. 

The  Australian  Ballot  Law  was  adopted  by  the  Legislature  in 
1891.  It  provides  for  "a  general  election  to  be  held  in  the  several 
election  precincts  in  this  state  on  the  first  Monday  in  June,  1892,  and 
biennally  thereafter,  at  which  shall  be  chosen  so  many  of  the  follow- 
ing officers  as  are  by  law  to  be  elected  in  such  year,  namely:  A 


HISTORICAL  49 

Governor,  Secretary  of  State,  State  Treasurer,  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction,  State  Printer,  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court, 
members  of  Congress,  Circuit  Judges,  members  of  the  State  Senate 
and  House  of  Representatives,  County  Judges,  District  Attorneys, 
County  Superintendent  s  of  Common  Schools,  Commissioners  of  the 
County  Court,  County  Clerks,  Sheriffs,  County  Treasurers,  Coroners, 
Assessors,  County  Surveyors,  Justices  of  the  Peace,  and  Constables, 
and  all  other  state,  district,  county,  and  precinct  officers  provided 
by  law." 

At  the  November  term  of  the  several  County  Courts  preceding  a 
general  election,  election  precincts  in  such  county  are  set  off  and 
established.  At  the  regular  January  term  preceding  a  general  elec- 
tion, the  County  Court  is  commanded  to  "appoint  three  judges  and 
three  clerks  of  election  for  each  election  precinct,  to  serve  for  the 
period  of  two  years,  and  shall  designate  one  judge  to  be  chairman." 
Such  judges  must  be  able  to  read  and  write  the  English  language,  and 
must  not  be  candidates  for  any  elective  office  at  such  election.  On 
the  day  of  the  election  "in  all  election  precincts  in  which  were  cast 
one  hundred  and  fifty  (150)  or  more  ballots  at  the  last  general  elec- 
tion," the  County  Court  is  empowered  to  appoint  a  night  board  of 
judges  and  clerks,  who  shall  assemble  to  count  the  ballots  of  the 
day,  "at  7  P.  M.,  at  their  respective  polling  places."  Judges  and 
clerks  of  the  second,  or  "night"  board,  relieve  the  first  board,  "which 
shall  certify  and  sign  the  poll  books"  before  passing  them  over  to 
the  second  board. 

The  County  Clerk  is  required  to  post  the  names  of  the  judges 
and  clerks  appointed  "in  a  conspicuous  place  in  his  office,  and  keep 
the  same  posted  for  three  months."  A  hearing  for  remonstrances 
against  such  apppintments  is  provided  for  to  be  heard  "at  10  o'clock 
A.  M.  on  the  second  Wednesday  of  the  following  February  term  of 
the  several  County  Courts,"  etc.  Each  appointee  is  notified  of  his 
appointment  by  mail,  and  his  acceptance  thereof  is  requested.  When 
the  acceptances  comes  in,  the  County  Clerk  attaches  it  to  the  stub  of 
the  notification  book.  Appointees  hold  office  for  two  years.  Fail- 
ures to  accept  or  vacancies,  from  any  cause,  are  provided  for  in 
similar  manner. 

Thirty  days  before  any  general  or  presidential  election,  and  at 
least  ten  days  before  any  special  election,  it  is  the  duty  of  the  County 
Clerk  "to  prepare  printed  notices  of  the  election  and  mail  two  of 
said  notices  to  each  judge  and  each  clerk  of  election  in  each  precinct," 
who  are  required  to  post  same  in  public  places. 

At  the  election  each  judge  and  clerk  takes  the  oath  to  perform 
his  duties  "according  to  law/'  and  to  "studiously  endeavor  to  prevent 
fraud,  deceit,  and  abuse  in  conducting  the  election." 


50  HISTORICAL 

Provision  is  made  for  the  filling  of  the  places  of  absentees, 
whether  judges  or  clerks,  on  the  day  of  the  election.  Provision  is 
also  made  that  "candidates,  or  their  duly  appointed  agents,  to  such 
reasonable  number,  not  more  than  three,  shall  be  allowed  to  have 
desk  facilities  outside  the  guard  rail,  but  near  enough  to  distinctly 
hear  the  chairman  as  he  reads  aloud  each  ballot,  so  they  may  be  able 
to  keep  a  private  tally  sheet  in  accord  with  the  official  clerks." 

Polls  are  to  be  opened  at  8  A.  M.,  and  closed  at  7  P.  M.,  but  the 
judges  are  allowed,  in  their  discretion,  to  adjourn  the  polls  at  1  P.  M. 
for  an  hour,  "proclamation  of  the  same  being  made;  but  the  judges 
and  clerks  shall  keep  together,  and  at  no  time  shall  more  than  one  of 
them  be  out  of  the  presence  of  the  others."  Prior  to  the  opening 
and  thirty  minutes  before  the  closing  of  the  polls,  "the  chairman  of 
said  judges  of  election  shall  make  public  proclamation  of  the  same." 

"The  ballot  boxes,  poll  books,  ballot  stubs  and  tally  sheets  shall 
be  constantly  kept  together  in  the  presence  and  view  of  at  least  four 
of  the  said  officers,  and  the  candidates  and  persons  duly  appointed 
as  provided  in  Section  18  of  the  Australian  Ballot  Law  (Section 
2778),  from  the  opening  of  the  polls  until  the  count  is  completed 
and  the  returns  signed  and  sealed  .  .  .  and  after  the  count  has 
once  begun  it  shall  continue  until  fully  completed,  without  any 
adjournment,  and  in  presence  of  all  judges  and  clerks  and  persons 
duly  authorized  to  be  present." 

The  judges  are  authorized  to  challenge  any  person  offering  a  vote 
whom  they  suspect  is  not  a  duly  qualified  elector.  Clerks  or  any 
elector  present  have  the  same  privilege  of  challenge.  The  chairman 
of  the  judges  is  authorized  to  administer  an  oath  to  all  challenged 
persons  requiring  them  to  truly  answer  all  questions  put  to  them 
touching  upon  their  place  of  residence  and  qualifications  as  an  elector 
at  the  election.  In  case  the  person  challenged  refuses  to  answer 
fully  any  question,  "the  judges  shall  reject  his  vote." 

If  the  challenge  is  not  "withdrawn  after  the  person  offering  to 
vote  shall  have  answered  the  questions  put  to  him,"  the  chairman 
administers  the  oath  of  qualification.  When  any  person's  vote  is 
challenged,  the  clerks  are  required  to  note  on  the  poll  books,  at  the 
end  of  such  person's  name,  "Challenged  and  sworn,"  and  "rejected," 
or  "voted,"  as  the  case  may  be. 

The  rules  governing  the  qualifications  of  voters  are  as  follows: 

"1.  The  place  shall  be  considered  and  held  to  be  the  residence 
of  a  person  in  which  his  habitation  is  fixed,  and  to  which,  whenever 
he  is  absent,  he  has  the  intention  of  returning. 

"2.  A  person  shall  not  be  considered  or  held  to  have  lost  his 
residence  who  shall  leave  his  home  and  go  into  another  state  or 
territory  or  county  of  this  state  for  a  temporary  purpose  only. 


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"3.  A  person  shall  not  be  considered  or  held  to  have  gained  a 
residence  in  any  county  of  this  state  into  which  he  shall  come  for 
temporary  purposes  only,  without  the  intention  of  making  said 
county  his  home,  but  with  the  intention  of  leaving  the  same  when 
he  shall  have  accomplished  the  business  that  brought  him  into  it. 

"4.  If  a  person  remove  to  any  other  state,  or  to  any  of  the  terri- 
tories, with  the  intention  of  making  it  his  permanent  home,  he  shall 
be  considered  and  held  to  have  lost  his  residence  in  this  state. 

"5.  The  place  where  a  married  man's  family  reside  shall  be  con- 
sidered and  held  to  be  his  residence; 

"6.  The  place  where  an  unmarried  man  sleeps  shall  be  considered 
and  held  to  be  his  residence. 

"7.  If  a  person  shall  go  from  this  state  into  any  other  state  or 
territory  and  there  exercise  the  right  of  suffrage,  he  shall  be  con- 
sidered and  held  to  have  lost  his  residence  in  this  state. 

"8.  All  qualified  voters  shall  vote  in  the  election  precinct  in  the 
county  where  they  may  reside  for  county  officers,  and  in  any  county 
in  the  state  for  state  officers,  or  in  any  county  of  a  congressional 
district  in  which  such  electors  may  reside  for  members  of  Congress." 

Before  voting  begins,  the  ballot  boxes  are  unlocked  and  turned 
upside  down  to  empty  them  of  anything  they  might  contain.  They 
are  then  relocked  and  the  keys  pass  into  the  possession  of  some  one 
of  the  judges  other  than  the  chairman. 

No  person  is  allowed  to  stand  or  approach  within  fifty  feet  of 
the  polls  except  peace  officers,  and  "but  ten  electors  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  approach  the  polls  within  fifty  feet  at  the  same  time; 
Provided,  however,  that  the  said  judges  of  election  shall,  if  requested, 
permit  one  person  from  each  political  party,  selected  by  the  party, 
to  stand  outside  the  guard  rails  at  the  polls,  while  open  for  receiving 
votes,  for  the  purpose  of  challenging  voters;  and  the  said  judges  of 
election  shall,  if  requested,  permit  the  respective  candidates,  or  some 
person  selected  by  a  candidate  or  by  several  candidates,  or  by  a 
political  party,  to  be  present  in  the  room,  but  outside  the  guard  rail, 
where  the  said  judges  are  during  the  time  of  receiving  and  counting 
the  votes." 

Judges  of  election  are  also  given  power  to  enforce  the  law  and 
to  punish  offenders. 

At  the  closing  of  the  polls  the  electors'  names  are  counted  who 
have  voted,  "and  the  number  written  and  certified  in  each  of  the 
poll  books  at  the  end  of  the  list,  and  the  same  shall  be  immediately 
signed  by  the  chairman  and  each  of  the  judges  and  clerks  in  the 
manner  indicated  above."  The  ballots  are  then  to  be  read,  counted, 
tallied  and  strung." 

All  rejected  ballots  are  to  be  placed  carefully  in  envelopes,  and 


52  HISTORICAL 

every  "such  ballot  not  counted  for  any  party  shall  be  immediately 
indorsed  on  the  back  thereof  with  pen  and  ink,  by  the  chaiman,  'not 
counted  for—  '  (stating  what  office  or  offices),  who  shall  sign 
his  initials  thereto." 

The  law  intends,  also,  to  impart  to  the  voter  a  certain  dignity,  it 
being  held  that  each  person's  political  preferences  are  sacred  to 
himself  alone.  Accordingly,  when  a  voter  appears,  announces  his 
name  and  place  of  residence,  he  is  carefully  looked  up  on  the  poll 
books,  where  his  name  should  be  registered,  together  with  the 
political  party  to  which  he  belongs.  If  his  name  is  found  on  the  list, 
or  if  his  vote  is  admitted  upon  the  sworn  affidavit  of  freeholders, 
he  is  given  a  ballot,  his  name  entered  and  he  proceeds  into  a  separate 
compartment  of  the  polling  booth,  where  he  checks  off  with  a  cross 
the  names  of  the  candidates  for  whom  he  desires  to  vote.  He  is  here 
subject  to  no  outside  influence,  and  can  freely  express  his  choice. 
His  ballot  he  then  folds  and  hands  to  the  judge  who  presides  over 
the  ballot  box,  announces  his  name  and  the  laconic  utterance, 
"Voted,"  and  the  deed  is  done. 

".  .  .  Immediately  upon  the  closing  of  the  polls  the  judges 
shall  cause  all  the  white  ballots  remaining  unused  to  be  immediately 
destroyed  by  tearing  them  in  pieces  or  by  burning  them." 

County  Clerks  open  the  returns  and  give  certificates  for  compen- 
sation of  judges  and  clerks.  There  are  a  number  of  other  matters 
in  relation  to  the  election  laws  which  are  so  well  understood  as  to 
require  no  special  mention  here,  and  of  which  both  the  bar  and  the 
average  intelligent  citizen  is  well  informed. 

CORRUPT  PRACTICES  ACT. 

Herewith  is  given  a  concise  summary  of  what  is  known  as  the 
"Corrupt  Practices  Act,"  without  which  the  subject  of  Oregon's 
Election  Laws,  as  given  in  this  work,  would  be  incomplete.  It  was 
specially  prepared  for  the  information  of  voters  by  the  Secretary 
of  State's  office,  and  is  as  follows: 

"1.  Candidates  for  nomination  to  any  state  or  district  office, 
composed  of  more  than  one  county,  and  friends  of  any  such  candi- 
date, may  file  with  the  Secretary  of  State  for  publication,  not  later 
than  the  thirty-third  day  before  the  biennial  primary  nominating 
elections,  with  his  portrait  cut  if  he  wishes,  a  printed  or  typewritten 
statement  or  statements,  over  his  or  their  signatures,  stating  the 
reasons  why  he  should  be  nominated;  (providing  his  petition  for 
nomination  is  duly  filed  with  the  Secretary  of  State  not  later  than 
the  forty-first  day  before  said  primary  nominating  elections) ;  Au- 
gust 22,  1910. 

"2.     Any   person   or  -persons   opposing   the   nomination   of  such 


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candidate  may,  not  later  than  the  thirty-ninth  day  before  said  pri- 
mary nominating  elections,  file  with  the  Secretary  of  State,  their 
printed  or  typewritten  statements  over  their  signatures,  of  the  rea- 
sons why  such  candidate  should  not  be  nominated;  but  every  state- 
ment shall  be  accompanied  by  proof,  by  affidavit  or  by  Sheriff's 
return,  that  they  have  caused  to  be  served  personally  and  in  person 
upon  such  candidate  a  true  copy  of  such  statement;  August  16,  1910. 

"3.  Each  candidate  shall  be  allowed  one  page  of  printed  matter, 
and  those  opposing  him  shall  be  allowed  one  page,  and  shall  pay  for 
one  page  of  space  in  the  publication  herein  provided  for,  as  follows: 
For  the  office  of  United  States  Senator  in  Congress,  $100;  for  Rep- 
resentative in  Congress,  $100;  for  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court, $75; 
for  Governor,  $100;  for  Secretary  of  State,  $100;  for  State  Treasurer, 
$100;  for  State  Printer,  $100;  for  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction,  and  Attorney-General,  each,  $75;  for  Commissioner  of 
Labor  Statistics  and  Inspector  of  Factories  and  Workshops,  $50;  foi 
Senator  or  Representative  in  the  Legislative  Assembly,  $10;  for 
Circuit  Judge,  and  District  Attorney,  $50  each;  for  candidates  for 
any  other  office  for  a  district  consisting  of  one  or  more  counties,  or 
state  office,  $25.  Any  candidate  may  have  additional  space  at  the 
rate  of  $100  per  page,  but  no  payment  shall  be  received  for  less  than 
a  full  page;  provided,  that  not  more  than  three  additional  pages  shall 
be  allowed  to  any  one  candidate  and  payments  made  when  the  state- 
ment is  offered  for  filing.  These  are  to  be  printed,  bound  in 
pamphlet  form  and  sent  to  the  voters  by  the  Secretary  of  State. 

"4.  Not  later  than  the  thirtieth  day  before  the  regular  biennial 
election  the  State  Executive  Committee  or  Managing  State  Managing 
Committee  or  managing  officers  of  any  political  party  or  organiza- 
tion having  nominated  candidates,  may  file  with  the  Secretary  of 
State  portrait  cuts  of  the  candidates  and  typewritten  statements  and 
arguments  for  the  success  of  its  principles  and  the  election  of  its 
candidates,  and  opposing  or  attacking  the  principles  and  candidates 
of  all  other  parties.  All  portrait  cuts,  statements  and  arguments  of 
all  political  parties  and  independent  candidates  shall  be  bound 
together  in  one  pamphlet,  and  no  party  shall  have  more  than  twenty- 
four  pages,  nor  any  independent  candidate  more  than  two  pages, 
paying  to  the  Secretary  of  State  at  the  time  of  filing  at  the  rate  of 
$50  for  each  printed  page;  October  9,  1910. 

"5.  No  sums  of  money  shall  be  paid,  and  no  expenses  authorized 
or  incurred  by  or  on  behalf  of  any  candidate  to  be  paid  by  him,  except 
such  as  he  may  pay  to  the  state  for  printing,  as  herein  provided,  in 
his  campaign  for  nomination  to  any  public  office  or  position  in  this 
state,  in  excess  of  fifteen  per  cent  of  one  year's  compensation  or 
salary  of  the  office  for  which  he  is  a  candidate;  provided,  that  no 


54  HISTORICAL 

candidate  shall  be  restricted  to  less  than  $100  in  his  campaign  for 
such  nomination. 

"6.  No  sums  of  money  shall  be  paid  and  no  expenses  au- 
thorized or  incurred  by  or  on  behalf  of  any  candidate  who  has 
received  the  nomination  to  any  public  office  or  position,  except 
such  as  he  may  contribute  towards  payment  for  his  political  party's 
or  independent  statement,  to  be  paid  by  him  in  his  campaign  for 
election,  in  excess  of  10  per  cent  of  one  year's  salary  or  compen- 
sation of  the  office  for  which  he  is  nominated,  provided  that  no 
candidate  shall  be  restricted  to  less  than  $100. 

"7.  Every  candidate  for  nomination  or  election  to  public 
office  shall,  within  15  days  after  the  election  at  which  he  was  a  can- 
didate, file  with  the  Secretary  of  State,  if  a  candidate  for  United 
States  Senator,  Representative  in  Congress  or  any  state  or  dis- 
trict office  in  a  district  composed  of  more  than  one  county,  but 
with  the  County  Clerk  for  legislative  office  in  a  district  composed 
of  one  county,  and  for  county  and  precinct  offices,  and  with  the 
town  clerk,  auditor  or  recorder  of  the  town  or  city  for  town,  city 
or  ward  offices,  an  itemized  sworn  statement  setting  forth  in 
detail  all  moneys  contributed,  expended  or  promised  by  him  to 
aid  and  promote  his  nomination  or  election  or  both,  and  for  the 
election  of  his  party  candidates  and  all  existing,  unfulfilled  prom- 
ises of  any  character  and  all  liabilities  remaining  uncanceled.  If 
no  money  or  other  valuable  thing  was  given,  paid,  expended, 
contributed  or  promised  and  no  unfulfilled  liabilities  were  in- 
curred by  a  candidate,  he  shall  file  such  statement  within  15 
days  after  the  election.  Any  candidate  failing  to  file  such  a 
statement  shall  be  fined  $25  for  every  day  on  which  he  was  in 
default;  and  his  name  shall  not  be  printed  upon  the  ballot  unless 
statements  of  account  and  expenses  required  by  or  on  behalf  of 
the  candidate  have  been  filed.  October  23,  1910. 

"8.  Every  political  committee  shall  have  a  treasurer,  who  is  a 
voter,  and  he  shall  keep  detailed  accounts  of  all  its  receipts, 
payments  and  liabilities.  Similar  accounts  shall  be  kept  by  every 
person  who  receives  or  expends  money  or  incurs  liabilities  to  the 
amount  of  more  than  $50  for  political  purposes,  and  by  every  po- 
litical agent  and  candidate.  Every  person  receiving  or  expending 
money  or  incurring  liability  by  authority  or  in  behalf  of  such 
candidates,  committees,  agent  or  other  person  or  political  party 
or  organization  shall,  on  demand,  and  in  any  event,  within  14 
days  after  such  receipt,  expenditure  or  incurrence  of  liability, 
give  such  treasurer,  agent,  candidate,  or  authorized  person  proper 
vouchers;  and  every  payment,  except  payments  less  in  the  aggre- 
gate than  $5,  shall  be  vouched  for  by  a  receipted  bill,  stating  the 


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particulars  of  expense.  Every  voucher,  receipt  and  account  shall 
be  part  of  the  accounts  and  files  of  such  treasurer,  agent,  candidate 
or  other  person,  and  shall  be  preserved  by  the  public  officer  with 
whom  it  shall  be  filed  for  six  months  after  the  election. 

''9.  Any  person  not  a  candidate  who  expends  money  for 
value  greater  than  $50  to  aid  in  the  election  of  any  candidate  or 
candidates,  party  ticket  or  measure,  shall,  within  10  days  after 
the  election,  file  with  the  Secretary  of  State,  or  with  the  County 
Clerk  for  county  offices,  or  city  officer  for  municipal  offices,  an 
itemized  statement  of  receipts,  expenditures  and  vouchers  for  every 
sum  in  excess  of  $5  and  at  the  same  time  deliver  a  duplicate 
statement  and  copy  of  vouchers  to  the  candidate  or  treasurer  of  the 
organization.  October  4  and  November  18,  1910." 

THE  TORRENS  LAND  LAW. 

In  describing  the  Torrens  Land  System  as  it  applies  in  Oregon, 
it  is  necessary  to  the  subject  in  hand  that  some  little  consideration 
be  given  the  entire  subject  of  real  estate  transfers,  and  the  sev- 
eral systems  that  are  in  vogue.  This  is  essential,  if  for  no  other 
reason,  that  one  may  make  some  comparisons  as  to  the  merits 
of  the  several  systems  of  transfers.  Reference  will  be  made  in 
this  connection  to  the  able  and  concise  work  of  William  C.  Nib- 
lack,  of  the  Chicago  bar,  which  is  at  the  same  time  exhaustive 
and  which  fully  covers  the  subject. 

During  the  reign  of  Queen  Elizabeth  an  act  was  passed  re- 
quiring land  sales  in  certain  counties  to  be  enrolled,  but  it  was 
so  carelessly  and  loosely  framed  as  to  become  inoperative.  We 
find  that  another  act  was  passed  by  Parliament  in  1617,  which 
proved  equally  unsatisfactory.  For  some  reason,  two  bills  of  sim- 
ilar tenor,  introduced  respectively  in  1649  and  1651,  failed.  Other 
bills  followed,  but  became  ineffective.  In  1708,  in  the  counties 
of  York  and  Middlesex,  registries  were  established,  and  that  they 
have  proven  unpopular  generally  is  proof  enough  that  they  have 
not  been  adopted  in  other  counties,  but  are  still  confined  to  York 
and  Middlesex. 

In  1862  Lord  Westbury's  act  was  passed,  entitled  "An  Act  to 
Facilitate  the  Proof  of  Title  to  and  the  Conveyance  of  Real  Estate," 
which  had  as  its  object  the  registration  of  land  titles,  but  it 
proved  ineffective.  Lord  Cairn's  act  was  passed  in  1875.  As  Nib- 
lack  says:  "This  law  was  also  for  the  registration  of  titles.  It  had 
<i  precarious  existence  for  twenty-two  years,  when  it  was  modi- 
fied and  supplemented  by  the  land  transfer  act,  1897." 

In  the  early  '80s  definite  action  was  begun  along  these  lines 
in  the  United  States,  although  spasmodic  efforts  were  made  mani- 


56  HISTORICAL 

fest  some  years  earlier.  At  the  present  time  there  are  in  existence 
three  systems  of  land  transfers  employed  by  civilized  countries. 
These  may  be  described  as  the  transfer  without  recording  or  regis- 
tering, the  ministerial  system  of  recording  deeds  and  the  judicial 
system  of  registering  titles.  Most  of  the  English  counties  use  the 
first  system,  "where  land  is  transferred  by  the  production  and 
delivery  of  all  the  title  deeds,  including  one  from  the  seller  to 
the  purchaser."  Were  it  not  for  the  doctrine  of  primogeniture, 
under  which  the  eldest  son  inherits  the  real  estate  of  a  deceased 
person,  carrying  with  it  the  title  papers,  it  would  probably  be- 
come more  general. 

The  recording  system  is  one  generally  employed  in  this  coun- 
try, wherein  title  papers  are  transcribed  at  length  on  the  public 
records  of  the  county  wherein  the  land  lies — the  "lex  rei  sitae." 
Some  form  of  this  system  is  utilized  "in  France,  Scotland,  Ireland, 
Belgium,  Italy,  Spain,  Canada,  Australia,  the  Republics  of  South 
America,  parts  of  Switzerland,  the  counties  of  Middlesex  and 
York  in  England,  and  in  parts  of  Asia  and  Africa." 

It  is  Niblack's  opinion  that  "in  the  statement  of  its  ele- 
mentary principles  to  a  layman  who  does  not  comprehend  the 
danger  that  title  may  not  pass  with  the  certificate,  the  Torrens 
system  may  seem  to  be  the  acme  of  simplicity,  but  it  necessarily 
becomes  loaded  down  with  formulas,  details  and  complications 
as  work  progresses  under  it."  And  again:  "One  uniform  sys- 
tem is  much  more  desirable  than  two  systems,  even  though  they  are 
of  equal  merit,  and,  after  sufficient  experimenting  has  been  done, 
one  system  will  be  adopted  for  general  use." 

The  third,  or  judicial  system  of  registering  titles  was  em- 
ployed in  some  of  its  features  in  European  countries  two  hun- 
dred years  ago.  Notably  is  this  the  case  in  Russia,  Turkey  and 
Norway,  as  it  is  also  in  Mexico.  The  distinctive  features  of  title 
registrations,  as  we  are  familiar  with  them,  is  practically  modern. 
The  first  record  we  have  of  this  is  embodied  in  a  report  on  the 
law  of  real  property  by  an  English  commission,  appearing  in 
1830.  To  Australia  belongs  the  distinction  of  having  first  adopted 
the  plan,  as  is  shown  by  the  following: 

"The  boldest  effort  to  grapple  with  the  problem  of  simpli- 
fication of  title  of  land  was  made  by  Mr.  (afterwards  Sir  Robert) 
Torrens,  a  layman,  in  South  Australia,  in  1857.  When  he  was 
commissioner  of  customs  in  that  colony  he  had  been  struck  by 
the  comparative  facility  with  which  dealings  in  regard  to  trans- 
fers of  undivided  shares  of  ships  were  carried  out  under  the  sys- 
tem of  registration  provided  in  the  Merchant  Shipping  Acts. 
Subsequently  becoming  a  registrar  of  deeds,  he  became  acquainted 


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with  the  confusion  and  uncertainty  inseparable  from  most  questions 
of  title  to  land.  He  devised  a  scheme  of  registration  of  title 
(as  opposed  to  the  old  schemes  of  registration  of  deeds),  mod- 
eled on  the  Merchant  Shipping  Acts,  with  such  modifications 
as  the  different  nature  of  the  subject  matter  demanded.  After 
some  opposition,  his  scheme  was  passed  through  Parliament  as 
the  Real  Property  Act  (No.  15  of  1857-58).  Torrens  himself  car- 
ried it  into  operation,  and  more  than  1000  titles  were  registered 
during  the  first  two  years.  The  prospects  of  the  system  were 
so  promising  that  the  other  colonies  soon  followed  the  example 
of  South  Australia.  A  similar  act  was  passed  in  Queensland  in 
1861,  in  New  South  Wales,  Victoria  and  Tasmania  in  1862,  in  New 
Zealand  in  1870,  in  Western  Australia  in  1874,  and  in  Fiji  in 
1876." 

Titles  are  passed  on  and  registered  in  some  countries  under 
the  Torrens  system  by  the  registrar  or  commissioner  of  titles,  as 
judicial  officer;  in  others  by  a  court,  as  it  has  been  done  in  the 
United  States  in  those  states  where  the  Torrens  system  is  in 
vogue.  The  recording  officer  in  some  countries  is  the  judicial 
officer;  in  others,  not.  An  indemnity  fund  is  provided  for  in 
some  countries;  in  others  it  is  not.  Even  a  forged  instrument 
conveys  title  under  some  laws,  while  it  does  not  under  other 
laws  and  circumstances.  "In  some  countries  registers  are  public 
and  in  others  private.  There  are  many  kinds  of  differences  be- 
tween Torrens  laws,  and  this  fact  has  led  some  writers  to  speak  of 
the  acts  which  have  been  passed  in  this  country  as  'so-called  Tor- 
rens laws.'  ' 

Among  the  states  of  the  Union  which  have  passed  Torrens 
acts  may  be  mentioned  the  following:  California  and  Illinois, 
1897;  Massachusetts,  1898;  Oregon  and  Minnesota,  1901;  Colorado, 
1903;  Ohio,  1896,  but  being  declared  unconstitutional,  was  re- 
pealed in  1898.  The  Oregon  act  is  based  almost  verbatim  upon 
the  Illinois  act,  and  that  of  Colorado  upon  the  Minnesota  act. 

The  purpose  of  the  Torrens  system  is  "under  governmental 
authority  to  establish  and  certify  to  the  ownership  of  an  absolute 
and  indefeasible  title  to  realty,  and  to  simplify  its  transfer.  .  .  . 
A  title  is  registered,  and  a  governmental  certificate  is  issued,  which 
states  that  the  person  named  in  it  has  a  specific  interest  in  the 
land  described  in  it,  and  afterwards  the  title  to  the  land  cannot 
pass  except  by  entering  on  the  register  the  name  of  the  trans- 
feree and  the  issue  of  a  new  certificate  to  him,  on  the  surrender 
of  the  old  one.  All  mortgages,  liens  or  other  matters  affecting 
the  title  to  a  piece  of  registered  land  must  be  noted  on  the  page 
of  the  official  register,  which  is  set  apart  for  that  land.  The 


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theory  is  that  the  exact  condition  of  the  title  to  a  piece  of  regis- 
tered land  at  any  given  time  may  be  seen  by  turning  to  the  page 
of  the  register  which  has  been  set  apart  for  it." 

A  review  of  the  material  points  embodied  in  the  Torrens  Land 
Law  as  it  exists  in  Oregon  is  of  interest  in  the  present  connec- 
tion. The  Legislature  of  Oregon  passed  the  act  in  1901.  It  is 
entitled  "An  act  concerning  land  titles,  creating  the  offices  of 
registrars  of  titles,  prescribing  the  duties  of  said  officers,  provid- 
ing for  the  registration  of  title  to  real  estate,  prescribing  the 
manner  in  which  registration  of  title  may  be  obtained,  and  the 
rights  accruing  thereunder." 

The  act  provides  that  recorders  and  ex  officio  recorders  of 
deeds  in  the  several  counties  of  the  state  shall  be  registrars  of 
titles  in  their  respective  counties,  and  their  deputies  shall  be  deputy 
registrars;  that  deputies  may  perform  the  duties  of  registrar  in 
his  name  and  that  such  shall  be  held  the  acts  of  the  registrar; 
that  in  case  of  his  death,  the  chief  deputy  shall  become  acting 
registrar  until  the  vacancy  is  filled,  and  he  shall  file  a  bond;  that 
no  registrar  or  deputy  registrar  shall  engage  in  the  practice  of 
law  during  their  term;  that  the  registrar  shall  be  liable  for  any 
neglect  or  omission  of  the  deputies  of  his  office;  that  the  owner 
of  an  estate  may  apply  in  person,  whether  his  interest  is  legal 
or  equitable  in  the  land,  or  by  an  attorney  in  fact.  A  corpora- 
tion may  apply  by  its  authorized  agent,  an  infant  by  his  natural 
or  legal  guardian.  The  person  in  whose  name  application  is  made 
is  designated  as  the  applicant.  The  act  further  provides: 

That  no  mortgage,  lien,  charge  or  lesser  estate  than  a  fee  simple 
shall  be  registered  unless  the  fee  simple  to  the  same  land  is  first  regis- 
tered; that  it  shall  not  be  an  objection  to  bringing  land  under 
this  act,  that  the  estate  or  interest  of  the  applicant  is  subject 
to  any  outstanding  lesser  estate,  mortgage,  lien  or  charge,  but 
every  such  lesser  estate,  mortgage,  lien  or  charge  shall  be  noted 
upon  the  certificate  of  title  and  the  duplicate  thereof,  and  the 
title  or  interest  certified  shall  be  subject  only  to  such  estates, 
morgages,  liens  and  charges  as  are  so  noted,  except  as  otherwise 
provided;  that  no  title  through  tax  sale  or  assessment  shall  be 
entitled  to  be  first  registered,  unless  the  applicant  or  those 
through  whom  he  claims  title  have  been  in  undisturbed  posses- 
sion of  the  land  for  ten  years,  and  shall  have  paid  all  taxes  and 
assessments  legally  levied  thereon  for  seven  successive  years  of 
that  time. 

The  application  must  be  made  in  writing,  signed  and  sworn 
to  by  the  applicant  or  other  person  making  the  application  in  his 
behalf.  It  must  set  forth  the  name  and  residence  of  the  applicant, 


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and  if  made  by  another  acting  in  his  behalf,  that  other's  name 
and  place  of  residence;  whether  the  applicant  (unless  a  corpora- 
tion), is  married  or  not,  and  if  married  the  name  and  residence 
of  the  husband  or  wife;  the  description  of  the  land;  the  appli- 
cant's estate  or  interest  in  the  same,  and  whether  the  same  is 
subject  to  an  estate  of  homestead;  whether  the  land  is  occupied  or 
unoccupied,  and  if  occupied  by  any  other  person  than  the  appli- 
cant, the  name  and  postoffice  address  of  each  occupant,  and  what 
estate  or  interest  he  has  or  claims  in  the  land;  whether  the  land 
is  subject  to  any  lien  or  encumbrance,  and  if  any,  its  nature 
and  amount,  and  if  recorded,  the  book  and  page  of  the  record, 
together  with  the  name  and  postoffice  address  of  each  holder 
thereof;  whether  any  other  person  has  any  estate  or  claims  any  in- 
terest in  the  land,  in  law  or  equity,  in  possession,  remainder,  re- 
version or  expectancy,  and  if  any,  the  name  and  postoffice  ad- 
dress of  every  such  person,  and  the  nature  of  his  estate  or  claim; 
if  boundary  lines  are  to  be  settled  or  established,  the  name  and 
postoffice  addresses  of  all  the  owners  of  the  adjoining  lands  that 
may  be  affected  thereby,  so  far  as  diligent  inquiry  may  be  able 
to  establish  them;  if  a  male,  that  he  is  of  the  full  age  of  twenty- 
one  years,  and  if  a  female,  that  she  is  of  the  full  age  of  eighteen 
years;  if  for  a  minor,  the  age  of  such  minor;  if  by  husband  or 
wife,  the  other  shall  by  indorsement  thereon  acknowledge  his 
or  her  assent  to  the  registration  as  prayed;  when  the  place  of 
residence  of  any  person  is  unknown  it  shall  be  so  stated,  coupled 
with  the  statement  that  upon  diligent  inquiry  the  applicant  has 
been  unable  to  ascertain  the  same.  All  persons  named  in  the  ap- 
plication shall  be  considered  as  defendants  thereto,  and  all  other 
persons  shall  be  included  and  considered  as  defendants  by  the 
term  "all  whom  it  may  concern;"  any  number  of  contiguous 
pieces  of  land  in  the  same  right,  or  any  number  of  pieces  of 
property  in  the  same  county  having  the  same  chain  of  title  and 
belonging  to  the  same  person,  may  be  included  in  one  appli- 
cation. 

Section   39    of   the   act    provides: 

"The  registered  owner  of  any  estate  or  interest  in  land 
brought  under  this  act  shall,  except  in  cases  of  fraud  to  which 
he  is  a  party,  or  of  the  person  through  whom  he  claims  without 
valuable  consideration  paid  in  good  faith,  hold  the  same  subject 
only  to  such  estates,  mortgages,  liens,  charges  and  interests  as  may 
be  noted  in  the  last  certificate  of  title  in  the  registrar's  office, 
and  free  from  all  others,  except: 

"1.  Any  subsisting  lease,  or  agreement  for  a  lease,  for  a 
period  not  exceeding  five  years,  where  there  is  actual  occupation 


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of  the  land  under  the  lease.  The  term  lease  shall  include  a 
verbal  letting. 

"2.  All  public  highways  embraced  in  the  description  of  the 
lands  in  the  certificate  shall  be  deemed  to  be  excluded  from  the 
certificate. 

"3.  Any  subsisting  right  of  way  or  other  easement,  however 
created,  upon,  over  or  in  respect  of  the  land. 

"4.  Any  tax  or  special  assessment  for  which  a  sale  of  the 
land  has  not  been  had  at  the  date  of  the  certificate  of  title. 

"5.  Such  right  of  appeal,  right  to  appear  and  contest  the 
application,  and  of  such  action,  or  to  make  counterclaim,  as  is  al- 
lowed by  this  act." 

The  claim  that  the  condition  of  the  title  to  land  can  be  seen 
at  a  glance  under  the  Torrens  system  is  practically  true,  but  the 
registrar's  records  "all  say  in  effect  that  the  act  of  registration  is 
the  operative  act  to  convey  or  affect  land,  but  the  specific  sec- 
tions providing  for  the  filing  of  papers  and  instruments  in  the 
registrar's  office  and  the  entering  of  memorials  on  the  register, 
are  not  so  definite  in  the  statement  of  time  when  they  shall 
become  effective  to  bind  the  land."  All  the  acts  in  this  country 
are  based  upon  or  fashioned  after  the  Victorian  land  transfer  act 
of  1890,  in  a  general  way.  Under  that  act  it  has  been  held 
that  a  purchaser  of  land,  making  a  search  for  a  title,  should  not 
merely  rely  upon  his  inspection  of  the  register,  but  should  also 
ascertain  whether  any  instruments  have  been  produced  for  regis- 
tration which  have  not  been  recorded. 

One  law  writer  says  that  "under  the  Torrens  system  a  trans- 
action in  real  estate  may  be  closed  up  with  great  rapidity.  .  .  . 
One  may  admit  that  when  only  a  small  amount  of  business  is 
done  in  the  registrar's  office,  a  single  transaction  may  be  quickly 
closed,  but  the  test  will  come  when  the  system  is  carrying  a 
fair  share  of  the  transfers  which  are  made  in  a  populous  com- 
munity, and  when  the  persons  are  awaiting  their  turns  to  transfer 
land  in  the  only  place  in  the  county  where  the  title  can  be  passed." 

HOMESTEAD  LAWS. 

By  a  beneficent  arrangement  known  under  the  general  desig- 
nation of  the  "Homestead  Law,"  Congress  has  at  various  times 
in  various  ways  secured  to  the  citizens  of  the  Republic  the  right 
to  enter  upon  and  acquire  title  in  public  lands.  The  law  of  home- 
steads is  of  wide  and  general  application  in  the  Western  states 
particularly,  and  Oregon  is  no  exception.  So  it  will  be  readily  seen 
that  what  applies  in  other  states  applies  equally  in  Oregon,  and  it 
has  been  suggested  that  a  resume,  brief  as  may  be  consistent 


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with    the   importance    of   the   subject,    should    be    included    in    this 
work. 

The  right  to  secure,  settle  upon  and  acquire  title  to  not  ex- 
ceeding one  quarter  section,  or  one  hundred  and  sixty  (160)  acres 
of  public  land,  by  establishing  and  maintaining  a  residence  thereon 
and  cultivating  the  same  for  the  continuous  period  of  five  years, 
is  secured  to  properly  qualified  persons,  under  the  homestead 
laws  of  the  United  States.  Among  the  qualifications  required  are 
these: 

"A  homestead  entryman  must  be  the  head  of  a  family  or 
a  person  who  has  arrived  at  the  age  of  21  years,  and  a  citizen  of 
the  United  States,  or  one  who  has  filed  his  declaration  of  inten- 
tion to  become  such,  as  required  by  the  naturalization  laws,  to 
which  section  5  of  the  Act  of  March  3,  1891  (26  Stat.  L.,  1095; 
Appendix  No.  44),  attaches  the  condition  that  he  must  not  be  the 
proprietor  of  more  than  160  acres  of  land  in  any  state  or  terri- 
tory." 

Section  2289  of  the  Revised  Statutes  restricted  applicants  for 
homestead  entries  to  "unappropriated  public  lands  upon  which 
such  person  may  have  filed  a  pre-emption  claim,  or  which  may,  at 
the  time  the  application  is  made,  be  subject  to  pre-emption,"  but 
the  Act  of  March  3,  1891,  which  repealed  the  pre-emption  laws,  so 
amended  section  2289  as  to  describe  the  lands  subject  to  home- 
stead entry  simply  as  "unappropriated  public  lands." 

All  applicants  for  homestead  lands  are  required  to  fill  out  and 
sign  a  prescribed  form  and  to  file  it  in  the  local  land  office  of 
the  land  district  in  which  the  land  applied  for  is  located,  accom- 
panied by  the  legal  fee  and  commission  in  each  case  and  the  proper 
affidavits  made  by  the  homestead  applicant.  These  affidavits 
must  be  made  before  the  register  or  receiver  (2290  Rev.  Stat.) 
or  any  United  States  commissioner  or  commissioner  of  the  court 
exercising  Federal  jurisdiction  in  the  territory  or  before  the  judge 
or  clerk  of  any  court  of  record  in  the  land  district  in  which  the 
lands  are  situated. 

If  the  affidavits  are  taken  out  of  the  county  in  which  the 
land  applied  for  is  located,  the  applicant  must  show  by  affidavit 
satisfactory  to  the  Commissioner  of  the  General  Land  Office  that 
the  same  were  taken  before  the  nearest  or  most  accessible  officer 
qualified  to  take  the  same  in  the  land  district  in  which  the  land 
applied  for  is  located.  (Sec.  2294,  Rev.  Stat.,  as  amended  by  Act 
Mar.  11,  1902,  32  Stat.,  p.  63;  Appendix  No.  91.) 

A  person  in  active  service  in  the  Army  or  Navy  of  the  United 
States  whose  family  or  some  member  thereof  is  residing  on  the 
land,  which  he  wishes  to  enter,  and  upon  which  bona  fide  settle- 


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ment  and  improvement  have  been  made,  may,  by  special  en- 
actment, make  the  affidavit  required  by  law  before  the  officer 
commanding  in  the  branch  of  service  in  which  the  applicant  is 
engaged.  (Sec.  2293,  Rev.  Stat.;  Appendix  No.  1.) 

A  false  oath  taken  before  an  officer  other  than  a  register  or 
receiver,  who  is  qualified  by  law  to  administer  oaths  in  homestead 
cases,  is  perjury,  the  same  as  if  taken  before  the  register  or 
receiver. 

Where  a  wife  has  been  divorced  from  her  husband  or  deserted, 
so  that  she  is  dependent  upon  her  own  resources  for  support,  she 
can  make  homestead  entry  as  head  of  a  family  or  as  a  femme  sole. 

Where  an  unmarried  woman  settles  upon  a  tract  of  public  land, 
improves  the  same,  establishes  and  maintains  a  bona  fide  residence 
thereon  with  the  intention  of  appropriating  the  same  for  a  home 
under  the  homestead  law,  and  thereafter  marries  before  making 
entry  of  said  land,  or  before  making  application  to  enter  said  land, 
she  does  not,  on  account  of  her  marriage,  forfeit  her  right  to  make 
entry  and  receive  patent  for  the  land;  provided,  she  does  not 
abandon  her  residence  on  said  land,  and  is  otherwise  qualified  to 
make  homestead  entry:  and  provided  further,  that  the  man  whom 
she  marries  is  not,  at  the  time  of  their  marriage,  claiming  a  separate 
tract  of  land  under  the  homestead  law. 

To  obtain  a  homestead  the  party  should  personally  select  and 
examine  the  land  and  be  satisfied  of  its  character  and  true  descrip- 
tion. 

He  must  file  an  application,  stating  his  name,  residence  and 
postoffice  address,  and  describing  the  land  he  desires  to  enter,  and 
make  affidavit  that  he  is  not  the  proprietor  of  more  than  160  acres 
of  land  in  any  State  or  Territory;  that  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United 
States,  or  that  he  has  filed  his  declaration  of  intention  to  become 
such,  and  that  he  is  the  head  of  a  family,  or  over  21  years  of  age, 
as  the  case  may  be;  that  his  application  is  honestly  and  in  good 
faith  made  for  the  purpose  of  actual  settlement  and  cultivation, 
and  not  for  the  benefit  of  any  other  person,  persons,  or  corporation, 
and  that  he  will  faithfully  and  honestly  endeavor  to  comply  with 
all  the  requirements  of  law  as  to  settlement,  residence,  and  cultiva- 
tion necessary  to  acquire  title  to  the  land  applied  for;  that  he  is 
not  acting  as  agent  of  any  person,  corporation,  or  syndicate  in 
making  such  entry,  nor  in  collusion  with  any  person,  corporation 
or  syndicate  to  give  them  the  benefit  of  the  land  entered,  or  any 
part  thereof,  or  the  timber  thereon;  that  he  does  not  apply  to  enter 
the  same  for  the'purpose  of  speculation,  but  in  good  faith,  to  obtain 
a  home  for  himself,  and  that  he  has  not,  directly,  or  indirectly,  made 
and  will  not  make  any  agreement  or  contract  in  any  way  or  manner, 


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with  any  person  or  persons,  corporation,  or  syndicate  whatsoever, 
by  which  the  title  which  he  might  acquire  from  the  Government 
of  the  United  States  should  inure,  in  whole  or  in  part,  to  the  benefit 
of  any  person  except  himself;  and,  further,  that  since  August  30, 
1890,  he  has  not  acquired  title  to,  nor  is  he  claiming,  under  any  of 
the  agricultural  private  land  laws,  an  amount  of  land  which,  to- 
gether with  the  land  he  is  seeking  to  enter,  will  exceed  in  the 
aggregate  320  acres,  and  that  he  has  not  theretofore  had  the  bene- 
fit of  the  homestead  laws,  and  must  pay  the  legal  fee  and  that 
part  of  the  commissions  which  is  payable  when  entry  is  made. 

On  compliance  by  the  party  with  the  foregoing  requirements, 
the  receiver  will  issue  his  receipt  for  the  fee  and  that  part  of  the 
commissions  paid,  a  duplicate  of  which  he  will  deliver  to  the  party. 
The  matter  will  then  be  entered  on  the  records  of  the  district 
office  and  reported  to  the  General  Land  Office. 

A  homestead  settler  on  unsurveyed  public  land  not  yet  open  to 
entry  must  make  entry  within  three  months  after  the  filing  of  the 
township  plat  of  survey  in  the  district  land  office.  (Act  May  14, 
1880,  21  Stat.  L.,  140;  Appendix  No.  15.) 

In  cases  of  simultaneous  applications  to  enter  the  same  tract 
of  land  under  the  homestead  laws,  the  rule  is  as  follows: 

First.  Where  neither  party  has  improvements  on  the  land  the 
right  of  entry  should  be  awarded  to  the  highest  bidder. 

Second.  Where  one  has  actual  settlement  and  improvement  and 
the  other  has  not,  it  should  be  awarded  to  the  actual  settler. 

Third.  Where  both  allege  settlement  and  improvements,  an  in- 
vesigation  must  be  had  and  the  right  of  entry  awarded  to  the  one 
who  shows  prior  actual  settlement  and  substantial  improvements, 
so  as  to  be  notice  on  the  ground  to  any  competitor.  (Report  of 
General  Land  Office  for  1866,  p.  19;  also  case  of  Helfrich  v.  King, 
?  Copp's  L.  O.,  p.  164.) 

The  applicant  must,  in  every  case,  state  in  his  application  his 
place  of  actual  residence  and  his  postoffice  address,  in  order  that 
notices  of  proceedings  relative  to  his  entry  may  be  sent  him.  The 
Register  and  Receiver  will  note  the  postoffice  address  on  their 
tract  books. 

An  inceptive  right  is  vested  in  the  settler  by  the  proceedings 
hereinbefore  described.  He  must,  within  six  months  after  making 
his  entry,  establish  his  actual  residence  in  a  house  upon  the  land, 
and  must  reside  upon  and  cultivate  the  land  continuously  in  accord- 
ance with  law  for  the  term  of  five  years.  Occasional  visits  to  the 
land  once  in  six  months  or  oftener  do  not  constitute  residence. 
The  homestead  party  must  actually  inhabit  the  land,  and  must 


64 

reside  upon  and  cultivate  the  land  and  make  it  the  home  of  himself 
and  family,  as  well  as  improve  and  cultivate  it. 

At  the  expiration  of  five  years,  or  within  two  years  thereafter, 
he  may  make  proof  of  his  compliance  with  law  by  residence,  im- 
provement, and  cultivation  for  the  full  period  required,  and  must 
show  that  the  land  has  not  been  alienated  except  as  provided  in 
Section  2288,  Revised  Statutes  (Sec.  2291  Rev.  Stat.;  Appendix 
No.  1),  as  amended  by  Section  3  of  the  Act  of  March  3,  1891  (26 
Stat.  L.,  1095;  Appendix  No.  44). 

The  period  of  continuous  residence  and  cultivation  begins  to 
run  at  the  date  of  actual  settlement,  in  case  the  entry  at  the  dis- 
trict land  office  is  made  within  the  prescribed  period  (three  months) 
thereafter,  or  before  the  intervention  of  a  valid  adverse  claim.  If 
the  settlement  is  on  unsurveyed  land  the  latter  period  runs  from 
the  filing  of  plat  in  the  district  land  office.  (Act  May  14,  1880,  21 
Stat.  140;  Appendix  No.  15.  See  circular  of  October  21,  1885,  4 
L.  D.,  202.) 

In  grazing  districts,  stock  raising  and  dairy  production  are  so 
nearly  akin  to  agricultural  pursuits  as  to  justify  the  issue  of  patent 
upon  proof  of  permanent  settlement  and  the  use  of  the  land  for 
such  purposes. 

A  settler  desirous  of  making  final  proof  must  file  with  the 
Register  of  the  proper  land  office  a  written  notice,  in  the  prescribed 
form,  of  his  intention  to  do  so,  which  notice  will  be  published  by 
the  Register  in  a  newspaper,  to  be  by  him  designated  as  nearest 
the  land,  once  a  week  for  five  successive  weeks,  at  the  applicant's 
expense. 

Applicants  should  begin  to  make  their  proofs  in  sufficient  time 
to  complete  and  file  them  in  the  local  office  within  the  statutory 
period  of  seven  years  from  the  date  of  entry. 

The  final  affidavits  and  proof  may  be  made  before  the  Register 
or  Receiver,  or  before  any  United  States  Commissioner,  or  Com- 
missioner of  the  Court  exercising  Federal  jurisdiction  in  the  Terri- 
tory, or  before  the  Judge  or  Clerk  of  any  Court  of  record  in  the 
land  district  in  which  the  lands  are  situated:  provided,  that  in  case 
the  affidavits  and  proof  are  taken  out  of  the  county  in  which  the 
land  is  located,  the  applicant  must  show,  by  affidavit  satisfactory 
to  the  Commissioner  of  the  General  Land  Office,  that  said  affidavits 
and  proof  were  taken  before  the  nearest  or  most  accessible  officer 
qualified  to  take  the  same  in  the  land  district  in  which  the  land 
entered  is  located,  but  such  showing  by  affidavit  need  not  be  made 
if  the  proof  be  taken  in  the  town  or  city  where  the  newspaper  is 
published  in  which  the  final  proof  notice  is  printed.  (Act  Mar.  11, 
1902,  32  Stat.  L.,  63;  Appendix  No.  91.) 


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Proofs  can  only  be  made  by  the  homestead  claimant  in  person, 
and  cannot  be  made  by  agent,  attorney,  assignee  or  other  person, 
except  that  in  case  of  the  death  of  the  entryman,  proof  can  be  made 
by  the  statutory  successor  to  the  homestead  right,  in  the  manner 
provided  by  law. 

Where  a  homestead  settler  dies  before  the  consummation  of  his 
claim,  the  widow,  or,  in  case  of  her  death,  the  heirs  may  continue 
settlement  or  cultivation,  and  obtain  title  upon  requisite  proof 
at  the  proper  time.  If  the  widow  proves  up,  title  passes  to  her;  if 
she  dies  before  proving  up  and  the  heirs  make  proof,  the  title  will 
vest  in  them.  (Sec.  2291,  Rev.  Stat;  Appendix  No.  1.) 

Where  both  parents  die,  leaving  infant  children,  the  homestead 
may  be  sold  for  cash  far  the  benefit  of  the  children,  and  the  pur- 
chaser will  receive  title  from  the  United  States,  or  residence  and 
cultivation  may  continue  for  the  prescribed  period,  when  the  patent 
will  issue  to  the  children.  (Sec.  2292,  Rev.  Stat.;  Appendix  No.  1.) 

Upon  the  death  of  a  homesteader  who  leaves  no  widow,  but  both 
adult  and  minor  heirs,  the  right  to  perfect  entry  passes  alike  to  all 
the  heirs.  See  Bernier  v.  Bernier  (147  U.  S.,  242.) 

A  homestead  right  cannot  be  devised  away  from  a  widow  or 
minor  children. 

In  case  of  the  death  of  a  person  after  having  entered  a  home- 
stead, the  failure  of  the  widow,  children,  or  devisee  of  the  deceased 
to  take  up  residence  within  six  months  after  the  entry,  or  otherwise 
to  fulfill  the  demands  of  the  letter  of  the  law  as  to  residence,  will 
not  necessarily  subject  the  entry  to  forfeiture  on  the  ground  of 
abandonment.  If  the  land  is  cultivated  in  good  faith,  the  law  will 
be  considered  as  having  been  substantially  complied  with.  (Tauer 
v.  The  Heirs  of  Walter  A.  Mann,  4  L.  D.,  433.) 

The  rights  of  a  homestead  claimant  who  has  become  insane  may, 
under  Act  of  June  8,  1880,  be  proved  up  and  his  claim  perfected 
by  any  person  duly  authorized  to  act  for  him  during  his  disability. 
(21  Stat.  L.,  166;  Appendix  No.  18.) 

Such  claim  must  have  been  initiated  in  full  compliance  with 
law,  by  a  person  who  was  a  citizen  or  had  declared  his  intention  of 
becoming  a  citizen  and  was  in  other  respects  duly  qualified. 

The  party  for  whose  benefit  the  Act  shall  be  invoked  must  have 
become  insane  subsequently  to  the  initiation  of  his  cliam. 

Claimant  must  have  complied  with  the  law  up  to  the  time  of 
having  become  insane,  and  proof  of  compliance  will  be  required  to 
cover  only  the  period  prior  to  such  insanity,  but  the  act  will  not  be 
construed  to  cure  a  failure  to  comply  with  the  law  when  the  failure 
occurred  prior  to  such  insanity.  The  final  proof  must  be  made  by 


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a  party  whose  authority  to  act  for  the  insane  person  during  his 
disability  shall  be  duly  certified  under  seal  of  the  proper  probate 
court. 

A  person  who  has  made  a  settlement  on  a  tract  and  filed  his 
preemption  declaration  therefor  may  change  his  filing  into  a  home- 
stead if  he  continues  in  good  faith  to  comply  with  the  preemption 
laws  until  the  change  is  effected,  and  the  time  which  he  has  resided 
upon  and  claimed  the  land  as  a  preemptor  will  be  credited  upon  the 
period  of  residence  and  cultivation  required  under  the  homestead 
laws.  (Acts  of  March  3,  1877,  19  Stat.  L.,  403,  May  27  and  June  14, 
1878,  20  Stat.  L.,  63  and  113;  Appendix  Nos.  5-7.) 

In  his  first  homestead  affidavit  he  must  set  forth  the  fact  of  a 
previous  preemption  filing,  the  time  of  actual  residence  thereunder, 
and  the  intention  to  claim  the  benefit  of  such  time,  as  provided  for 
in  the  Act.  In  making  final  proof  on  his  homestead  entry  he  is 
required,  in  addition  to  the  usual  affidavit  and  proof,  to  make  the 
prescribed  "preemption  homestead  affidavit." 

There  are  three  laws  providing  for  leaves  of  absence  in  certain 
cases,  that  of  March  2,  1889  (25  Stat.  L.,  854;  Appendix  No.  32), 
which  provides  generally  for  cases  of  destruction  or  failure  of 
crops,  sickness,  or  other  unavoidable  casualty  rendering  the  settler 
unable  to  support  himself  or  persons  dependent  on  him  upon  the 
land;  that  of  July  1,  1879  (21  Stat.  L.,  48;  Appendix  No.  60),  pro- 
viding for  the  relief  of  homestead  settlers  who  suffered  from  the 
forest  fires  which  prevailed  in  northern  Wisconsin,  Minnesota,  and 
Michigan  during  the  summer  and  autumn  of  1894. 

The  facts  to  be  shown  embrace  the  following,  viz.: 

1.  The  character  and  date    of    entry,  date  of  establishing  resi- 
dence  upon   the  land,   and   what    improvements    have   been   made 
thereon  by  the  applicant. 

2.  How  much  of  the  land  has  been  cultivated  by  the  applicant, 
and  for  what  period  of  time. 

3.  In  case  of  failure  or  injury  to  crop,  what  crops  have  failed 
or  been  injured  or  destroyed,  to  what  extent,  and  the  cause  thereof. 

4.  In   case   of   sickness,   what   disease   or   injury,   and   to   what 
extent   claimant   is    prevented    thereby    from    continuing    upon    the 
land;   and,   if   practicable,   a   certificate    from    a   reliable   physician 
should  be  furnished. 

5.  In  case  of  "other  unavoidable  casualty,"  the  character,  cause 
and  extent  of  such  casualty  and  its  effect  upon  the  land  or  the 
claimant. 

6.  In   each  case   full  particulars  upon   which   intelligent   action 
may  be  based  by  the  Register  or  Receiver. 


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7.     The  dates  from  which  and  to  which  leave  of  absence  is  asked. 

The  proviso  annexed  to  Sec.  2297,  Revised  Statutes,  by  the 
amendatory  Act  of  March  3,  1881  (21  Stat.  L.,  511;  Appendix  No. 
23),  which  applies  only  to  homestead  settlers,  provides  that  in  case 
such  settler  has  been  prevented  by  climatic  reasons  from  establish- 
ing actual  residence  upon  his  homestead  within  six  months  from 
date  of  entry,  the  Commissioner  of  the  General  Land  Office  may, 
in  his  discretion,  allow  him  twelve  months  from  that  date  in  which 
to  commence  his  residence. 

No  lands  acquired  under  the  provisions  of  the  homestead  laws 
are  liable  for  the  satisfaction  of  any  debt  contracted  prior  to  the 
issue  of  patent.  (Sec.  2296,  Rev.  Stat.;  Appendix  No.  1.) 

Only  one  homestead  privilege  is  allowed  to  the  same  person 
except  where  the  entry  is  canceled  as  invalid  for  some  other  reason 
than  abandonment. 

There  are  other  minor  provisions  under  the  homestead  law, 
which  need  not  be  mentioned  in  the  present  connection. 

DESERT  LANDS. 

The  Desert  Land  Laws  of  the  United  States  which  apply  to 
Oregon,  in  common  with  other  Western  States,  are  herewith  given: 

The  Act  of  March  3,  1877,  entitled  "An  Act  to  provide  for  the 
sale  of  desert  lands  in  certain  States  and  Territories"  (19  Stat.  L., 
337;  Appendix  No.  4)  contained  three  sections.  By  the  Act  of 
March  3,  1891  (26  Stat.  L.,  1095;  Appendix  No.  44,  five  sections 
were  added  thereto,  numbered  from  4  to  8).  The  first  section  pro- 
vides for  the  reclamation  of  such  lands  by  "conducting  water  upon 
the  same,"  and  that  "no  person  shall  be  permitted  to  enter  more 
than  one  tract  of  land,  and  not  to  exceed  six  hundred  and  forty 
acres,  which  shall  be  in  compact  form."  The  second  section  pro- 
vides "That  all  lands,  exclusive  of  timber  lands  and  mineral  lands, 
which  will  not,  without  artificial  irrigation,  produce  some  agricul- 
tural crop,  shall  be  deemed  desert  lands,  within  the  meaning  of  this 
Act,"  and  the  third  section  provides  that  "This  Act  shall  only  apply 
to  and  take  effect  in  the  States  of  California,  Oregon,  and  Nevada, 
and  the  Territories  of  Washington,  Idaho,  Montana,  Utah,  Arizona, 
New  Mexico,  Wyoming,  and  Dakota,  and  the  determination  of  what 
may  be  considered  desert  land  shall  be  subject  to  the  decision  and 
regulation  of  the  Commissioner  of  the  General  Land  Office." 

It  is  therefore  prescribed  as  follows: 

First.  Lands  bordering  upon  streams,  lakes,  or  other  natural 
bodies  of  water,  or  through  or  upon  which  there  is  any  river,  stream, 
arroyo,  lake,  pond,  body  of  water,  or  living  spring,  are  not  subject 


68  HISTORICAL 

to  entry  under  the  desert-land  law  until  the  clearest  proof  of  their 
desert  character  is  furnished. 

Second.  Lands  which  produce  native  grasses  sufficient  in  quan- 
tity, if  unfed  by  grazing  animals,  to  make  an  ordinary  crop  of  hay 
in  usual  seasons  are  not  desert  lands. 

Third.  Lands  which  will  produce  an  agricultural  crop  of  any 
kind  in  amount  to  make  the  cultivation  reasonably  remunerative 
are  not  desert. 

Fourth.  Lands  containing  sufficient  moisture  to  produce  a 
natural  growth  of  trees  are  not  to  be  classed  as  desert  lands. 

By  the  fourth  section  the  party  making  entry  is  required  at  the 
time  of  filing  the  declaration  to  file  also  a  map  of  the  land,  which 
shall  exhibit  a  plan  showing  the  mode  of  contemplated  irrigation, 
and  which  plan  shall  be  sufficient  to  thoroughly  irrigate  and  reclaim 
said  land  and  prepare  it  to  raise  ordinary  agricultural  crops,  and 
shall  also  show  the  source  of  the  water  to  be  used  for  irrigation  and 
reclamation.  Provision  is  made  that  persons  may  associate  together 
in  the  construction  of  canals  and  ditches  for  irrigation  and  reclaim- 
ing tracts  entered  or  proposed  to  be  entered  by  them,  and  that  they 
may  file  a  joint  map  or  maps  showing  their  plan  of  internal  im- 
provements. 

By  the  fifth  section  it  is  required  that  the  entryman  shall  expend, 
for  the  purpose  of  the  statute,  at  least  $3  per  acre— $1  per  acre 
during  each  year  for  three  years— and  shall  file  proof  thereof 
during  each  year,  such  proof  to  consist  of  his  affidavit,  corroborated 
by  the  affidavits  of  two  or  more  witnesses,  showing  that  the  full 
sum  of  $1  per  acre  has  been  expended  during  such  year  and  the 
manner  in  which  expended  (Forms  4-074b,  4-074c,  p.  301),  and  at  the 
expiration  of  the  third  year  a  map  of  plan  showing  the  character 
and  extent  of  improvements;  that  failure  to  file  the  required  proof 
during  any  year  shall  cause  the  land  to  revert  to  the  United  States, 
and  the  money  paid  to  be  forfeited,  and  the  entry  to  be  canceled, 
and  it  is  provided  that  the  party  may  make  his  final  entry  and 
receive  his  patent  at  any  time  prior  to  the  expiration  of  the  three 
years  on  making  the  required  proof  of  reclamation,  of  expenditure 
to  the  aggregate  amount  of  $3  per  acre,  and  of  the  cultivation  of 
one-eighth  of  the  land. 

The  sixth  section  provides  that  entries  made  prior  to  the  date 
of  the  amendatory  Act  of  March  3,  1891,  may  be  perfected  accord- 
ing to  the  provisions  of  the  Act  of  March  3,  1877,  as  originally 
enacted,  or  at  the  option  of  the  claimant,  may  be  perfected  under 
the  law  as  amended,  so  far  as  applicable,  and  repeals  all  acts  or 
parts  of  acts  in  conflict  with  the  act  as  amended. 


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The  seventh  section  provides  that  at  any  time  after  filing  the 
declaration,  and  within  the  period  of  four  years  thereafter,  upon 
making  satisfactory  proof  of  the  reclamation  and  cultivation  of  the 
land  according  to  the  legal  requirements,  and  that  he  or  she  is  a 
citizen  of  the  United  States,  and  upon  payment  in  full  therefor,  a 
patent  shall  issue  for  the  land  to  the  applicant  or  his  assigns.  It 
limits  the  amount  of  land  that  may  be  held  by  any  person  or  asso- 
ciation of  persons  by  assignment  or  otherwise,  prior  to  the  issue  of 
patent,  to  320  acres  as  the  maximum;  providing,  however,  that  this 
section  shall  not  apply  to  entries  made  prior.  Provision  is  made 
therein  for  contests  on  sufficient  grounds  and  that  on  proof  thereof 
the  entry  shall  be  cancelled  and  the  lands  and  money  paid  therefor 
forfeited  to  the  United  States. 

By  the  eighth  section  the  provision  of  the  original  act  and  the 
amendments  are  extended  to  Colorado. 

By  the  same  section  the  right  to  make  desert-land  entry  is 
restricted  to  resident  citizens  of  the  State  or  Territory  in  which 
the  land  sought  is  located,  whose  citizenship  and  residence  must  be 
duly  shown.  (Forms  4-274,  4-372a,  and  4-373a,  pp.  295-298-301.) 

1.  The  amount  of  land  which  might  be  entered  by  any  one  per- 
son under  the  desert-land  law  was  fixed  by  the  Act  of  March  3, 
1877,  at  the  maximum  of  one  section,  or  640  acres.  Under  the  Act 
of  August  30,  1890  (26  Stat.  L.,  391),  no  person  could  be  permitted 
to  enter  thereafter  more  than  320  acres  in  the  aggregate  under  all 
the  land  laws,  which  is  construed  by  the  seventeenth  section  of  the 
Act  of  March  3,  1891  (26  Stat.  L.,  1095;  Appendix  No.  44),  not  to 
include  the  amount  of  mineral  lands  entered  in  the  prescribed  maxi- 
mum. Parties  initiating  claims  are  required  to  make  affidavit  to 
show  observance  of  such  inhibition.  (See  Form  4-102b,  p.  272.) 
Under  the  amendatory  Act  of  March  3,  1891,  above,  no  person  is 
entitled  to  hold,  under  assignment  or  otherwise,  prior  to  the  patent, 
more  than  320  acres  entered  as  desert  land,  but  this  will  not  affect 
entries  made  prior  to  the  approval  of  the  amendatory  act. 

Assignees  must  properly  prove  their  assignments  by  filing  in 
the  local  office  an  affidavit  and  a  certified  copy  of  the  instrument 
under  which  they  claim  and  must  make  affidavit  of  the  amount  of 
land  held.  (Form  4-074a,  p.  300.) 

The  requirement  that  desert-land  entries  "Shall  be  in  compact 
form"  was  not  charged  by  the  amendment  to  said  law  by  the  Act 
of  March  3,  1891,  and  where  application  is  made  for  lands  that  do 
not  form  a  compact  body  (that  is,  where  there  is  a  material  de- 
parture from  a  technical  half  section  or  lesser  legal  subdivision), 
it  must  be  shown  by  the  affidavit  of  the  applicant,  corroborated  by 
fwo  witnesses,  that  the  land  is  in  as  compact  form  as  may  be,  taken 


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in  relation  to  the  topography  of  the  surrounding  country  and  the 
prior  appropriation  of  adjacent  lands.  The  affidavit  must  be  in 
addition  to  other  parts  in  the  case  and  must  set  forth  clearly  and 
in  detail  the  facts  in  relation  thereto.  (31  L.  D.  441.) 

2.  Under  the  Act  of  March  3,  1877,  it  was  held  that  desert-land 
entries  were  not  assignable,  and  that  the  transfer  of  such  entries, 
whether  by  deed,  contract,  or  agreement,  vitiated  tne  entry.     This 
is  changed  by  the  seventh  section  of  the  Act  of  March  3,   1877,  as 
amended   by   the   Act   of   March   3,    1891,    above,   which    recognizes 
assignments  after  entry  and  before  patent;  but  an  entry  made  in 
the  interest  or  for  the  benefit  of  any  other  person,  firm,  or  corpora- 
tion, or  with  intent  that  the  title  shall  be  conveyed  to   any  other 
person,  firm  or  corporation,  is  illegal. 

3.  It  has  been  held  that  the  price  of  lands  sought  to  be  entered 
under  the  provisions  of  the  Act  of  March  3,    1877,  was  controlled 
and  fixed  by  the  provisions  of  Section  2357  of  the  Revised  Statutes, 
but  it  is  now  held  that  the  price  of  lands  sought  to  be  entered  under 
the  provisions  of  said  Act  of  1877,  as  amended  by  Section  2  of  the 
Act  of  March  3,  1891,  is  to  be  $1.25  per  acre,  without  regard  to  the 
situation  of  such  land  in  relation  to  railroad  grants.     (14  L.  D.,  74.) 

4.  A   party   desiring   to   avail   himself  of  the  privileges  of  the 
desert-land   act   must    file   with   the    Register   and    Receiver   of   the 
proper  district  land  office  a  declaration,  under  oath,  showing  that 
the  applicant  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  or  has  declared  his 
intentions  to  become  such,  and  a  resident  of  the  State  or  Territory 
in  which  the  land  sought  is  located.     It  must  be  set  up  that  the 
applicant  has  not  previously  exercised  the  right  of  entry  under  the 
provisions  of  this  act,  and  that  he  intends  to  reclaim  the  tract  of 
land   applied    for   by   conducting   water   thereon    within    four   years 
from  date  of  his  declaration.     The  declaration  must  also  contain  a 
description  of  the  land  applied  for,  by  legal  subdivision  if  surveyed, 
or,  if  unsurveyed,  as  nearly  as  possible  without  a  survey,  by  giving 
with  as  much  clearness  and  precision  as  possible,  the  locality  of  the 
tract  with  reference  to  the  already  established  lines  of  survey,  or 
to  known  and  conspicuous  landmarks,  so  as  to  admit  of  its  being 
readily  identified  when  the  lines  of  survey  come  to  be  extended. 

5.  Attention  is  called  to  the  terms  of  this  declaration    (Form 
4-274,  p.  295),  which  are  such  as  require  a  personal  knowledge  by 
entrymen  of  lands  intended  to  be  entered.     The  required  affidavit 
cannot  be  made  by  an  agent  nor  upon  information  and  belief,  and 
the  Register  and  Receiver  must  reject  all  applications  in  which  it 
does  not  appear  that  the  entryman  made  the  averments  contained 
in  the  sworn  declaration  upon  his  own   knowledge  derived   from  a 
personal  examination   of  the  land.     The  blanks  in   the  declaration 


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must  be  filled  in  with  a  full  statement  of  the  facts  of  his  acquaint- 
ance with  the  land  and  how  he  knows  its  character  as  alleged.  Said 
declaration  must  be  corroborated  by  the  affidavits  of  two  reputable 
witnesses  who  are  acquainted  with  the  land  and  with  the  applicant, 
and  who  must  clearly  state  their  acquaintance  with  the  premises, 
and  the  facts  as  to  the  condition  and  situation  of  the  land  upon 
which  they  base  their  judgment.  (Form  4-074,  p.  297.) 

6.  Applicants  and  witnesses  must  in  all  cases  state  their  places 
of  actual  residence,  their  business  or  occupations,  and  their  post- 
office  addresses.     It  is  not  sufficient  to  name  the  county  and  State 
or   Territory   where   a   party   lives,   but   the   town   or   city   must   be 
named,  and  if  a  residence  is  in  a  city  the  street  and  number  must 
be  given.    The  Register  and  Receiver  will  note  the  postoffice  address 
on  their  tract  books. 

7.  The  declaration  and  corroborating  affidavits  may  be  made 
before  the  Register  or  Receiver  of  the  land  district  or  before  any 
United  States  Commissioner  or  Commissioner  of  the  Court   exer- 
cising Federal  jurisdiction  in  the  Territory  or  before  the  Judge  or 
Clerk  of  any  Court  of  record  in  the  land  district  in  which  the  lands 
are  situated. 

In  case  the  affidavits,  proofs,  and  oaths  hereinbefore  mentioned 
be  taken  out  of  the  county  in  which  the  land  is  located  the  applicant 
must  show  by  affidavit  that  it  was  taken  before  the  nearest  or  most 
accessible  officer  qualified  to  take  said  affidavits,  proofs  and  oaths 
in  the  land  districts  in  which  the  lands  applied  for  are  located. 

Such  showing  by  affidavit  need  not  be  made,  however,  in  making 
final  proof,  if  the  proof  be  taken  in  the  town  or  city  where  the  news- 
paper is  published  in  which  the  final-proof  notice  is  printed.  (An 
Act  of  March  11,  1902,  32  Stat.  L.,  p.  63.) 

The  depositions  of  applicant  and  witnesses  in  making  final  or 
yearly  proof  must  be  taken  in  the  same  manner.  The  affidavit  of 
applicant  and  witnesses  must  in  every  instance,  either  of  original 
or  yearly  or  final  proof,  be  made  at  the  same  time  and  place  and 
before  the  same  officer. 

8.  When  proof  of  the  character  of  the  land  has  been  made  as 
above  required  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  district  officers,  the  appli- 
cant will  pay  the   Receiver  the  sum  of  25  cents  per  acre   for  the 
land  applied  for,  the  Register  will  receive  and  file  his  declaration, 
and  the  Register  and  Receiver  will  jointly  issue,  in  duplicate,  a  cer- 
tificate   (Form    4-199,   p.   298),    acknowledging    the   receipt    of   the 
money  paid  and  showing  the  filing  of  the  declaration,  one  of  which 
will  be  delivered  to  the  applicant,  and  the  other  filed  by  the  Register 
and  Receiver  with  the  declaration  and  proof.    These  certificates  will 
be  numbered  in  the  order  issued,  and  the  Register  will  keep  a  record 


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thereof  showing  the  number,  date,  amount  paid,  name  of  applicant, 
and  description  of  the  land  applied  for,  in  each  case  of  original 
entry,  and  in  addition  he  will  note  the  same  upon  his  plats  and 
records  as  in  cases  of  original  entries.  A  similar  record  will  be  kept 
of  the  yearly  proofs  made  and  the  maps  or  plans  filed  from  time 
to  time,  under  the  fifth  section,  and  the  yearly  proofs  and  plans  will 
be  forwarded  to  the  General  Land  Office  by  special  letter.  At  the 
end  of  each  month  an  abstract  of  the  declarations  filed  and  certifi- 
cates issued  under  this  act  during  the  month  will  be  transmitted, 
accompanied  by  the  declarations,  plans,  and  proofs  filed,  and  the 
retained  copy  of  certificates  in  each  case.  On  final  proofs  and 
payment  being  made  according  to  the  sixth  and  seventh  sections,  a 
final  certificate  and  receipt  will  be  issued.  In  ex  parte  cases,  the 
entryman's  right  to  the  land  will  not  be  passed  upon  until  the  sub- 
mission of  final  proof.  (See  Andrew  Clayburg,  20  L.  D.,  211.) 

9.  Surveys  of  desert-land  claims  cannot  be  made  in  advance  of 
the  regular  progress  of  the  public  surveys.  After  a  township  has 
been  surveyed  the  claim  made  prior  to  August  1,  1887,  can  be  made 
without  publication  of  notice  to  do  so  (9  L.  D.,  p.  672).  Publication 
of  notice  of  intention  to  make  final  proof  must  be  made  in  all 
cases  of  entries  instituted  since  that  time.  When  the  land  has  not 
been  surveyed  the  notice  must  contain  a  description  of  the  land  as 
nearly  as  possible  without  a  survey,  by  giving,  with  as  much  clear- 
ness and  precision  as  possible,  the  locality  of  the  tract  with  reference 
to  the  already  established  lines  of  survey,  or  to  known  and  con- 
spicuous landmarks,  so  as  to  admit  of  its  being  readily  identified. 

When  final  proof  has  been  submitted  on  an  entry  upon  unsur- 
veyed  land,  if  no  objections  exist,  the  Register  and  Receiver  will 
approve  the  same  and  forward  it  to  this  office  without  collecting 
the  purchase  money  and  without  issuing  the  final  papers.  When 
the  land  shall  have  been  surveyed,  they  will  require  the  party  to 
make  proof,  in  the  form  of  an  affidavit,  corroborated,  showing  the 
legal  subdivisions  of  his  claim.  When  this  has  been  done  they  will 
correct  their  records  to  make  them  describe  the  land  by  legal  sub- 
divisions, and  if  the  proof  submitted  to  this  office  has  been  found 
satisfactory,  and  if  no  objection  exists  in  their  office,  will  issue 
final  papers  upon  payment  of  the  amounts  due.  (Circular  of  April 
20,  1891,  12  L.  D.,  376.) 

10.  Persons  making  desert-land  entries  must  acquire  a  clear 
right  to  the  use  of  sufficient  water  for  the  purpose  of  irrigating  the 
whole  of  the  land,  and  of  keeping  it  permanently  irrigated.  A  per- 
son who  makes  a  desert-land  entry  before  he  has  secured  a  water 
right  does  so  at  his  own  risk;  and  as  one  entry  exhausts  his  right 


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of  entry,  such  right  cannot  be  restored  or  again  exercised  because 
of  failure  to  obtain  water  to  irrigate  the  land  selected  by  him. 

11.  The  source  and  volume  of  the  water  supply,  how  acquired 
and  how  maintained,  the  carrying  capacity  of  the  ditches,  and  the 
number  and  length  of  all  ditches  on  each  legal  subdivision  of  the 
land  must  be  specifically  shown.    Applicant  and  witnesses  must  each 
state  in  full  what  has  been  done  in  the  matter  of  reclamation,  culti- 
vation, and  improvement,  and  by  who,  and  must  each  answer  fully 
and  of  their  own  personal  knowledge  the  questions  propounded  in 
the   final  proof  depositions.     They  must  state  specifically  whether 
they  at  any  time  saw  the  land  effectually  irrigated,    for    without 
knowledge  thus  derived  the  fact  of  reclamation  remains  a  matter 
of  conjecture.     (Case  of  Charles  H.  Schick,  5  L.  D.,  151.) 

12.  The  whole  tract  and  each  legal  subdivision,  if  surveyed  for 
which   proof   is   offered   must   be   actually   irrigated.     If   there   are 
some  high  points  or  uneven  surfaces  which  are  practically  not  sus- 
ceptible of  irrigation,  the  nature,  extent  and  area  of  such  spots  must 
be  fully  stated.     In  this  connection  the  right  to  the  water  used,  the 
quantity  of  it,  the  manner  of  its  distribution,  and  the  permanence 
of  the  supply  are  all  to  be  taken  into  consideration.  (Case  of  George 
Ramsey,  5  L.  D.,   120.) 

13.  Before    final   proof   shall   hereafter   be   submitted    by    any 
person  claiming  to  enter  lands  under  the  desert-land  act,  such  per- 
son will  be  required  to  file  a  notice  of  intention  to  make  such  proof, 
which  shall  be  published  in  the  same  manner  as  required  in  home- 
stead and  preemption  cases. 

14.  Contests  may  be  instituted  against  desert-land  entries  for 
illegality  or  fraud  in  the  inception  of  the  entry,  or  for  failure  to 
comply  with  the  law  after  entry,  or  for  any  sufficient  cause  affect- 
ing the  legality  or  validity  of  the  claim.    Contestants  will  be  allowed 
a  preference  right  of  entry  for  thirty  days  after  notice  of  the  can- 
cellation of  the  contested  entry  in  the  same  manner  as  in  homestead 
and  preemption  cases,  and  the  Register  will  give  the  same  notice 
and  be  entitled  to  the  same  fee  for  notice  as  in  other  cases. 

15.  When    relinquishments   of   desert-land   entries   are   filed   in 
the  local  land  office,  the  entries  will  be  canceled  by  the  Register 
and  Receiver  in  the  same  manner  as  in  homestead,  preemption  and 
timber-culture   cases,    under   the    first   section   of   the   Act   of   May 
14,  1880.     (21  Stat.  L.,  140;  Appendix  No.  15.) 

In  the  number  of  cases  persons  who  have  initiated  claims  to 
public  lands  under  the  desert-land  Act  of  March  3,  1877,  have 
allowed  the  limitation  provided  by  the  statute  to  expire  without 
making  the  final  proof  of  reclamation  of  the  land  and  the  final 
payment  as  required  by  the  act;  therefore,  in  all  such  cases  which 


74  HISTORICAL 

now  exist  or  which  may  hereafter  exist,  the  Registers  and  Receivers 
will  notify  the  parties  of  their  non-compliance  with  the  law,  and 
that  ninety  days  from  date  of  service  of  notice  will  be  allowed  to 
each  of  them  within  which  to  show  cause  why  their  claims  should 
not  be  declared  forfeited  and  their  entries  canceled. 

TIMBER  AND  STONE  LANDS. 

The  United  States  Laws  concerning  timber  and  stone  lands, 
applying  to  Oregon  in  common  with  other  Western  States,  are 
epitomized  as  follows: 

The  Act  of  June  3,  1878  (20  Stat.  L.,  89;  Appendix  No.  6),  pro- 
vides for  the  sale  of  timber  lands  in  the  States  of  California,  Oregon, 
Nevada  and  Washington,  and  the  Act  of  August  4,  1892,  Section  2 
(27  Stat.  L.,  348;  Appendix  No.  51),  extends  the  provisions  of  the 
former  act  to  all  the  public-land  States. 

1.  The  quantity  of  land  which  may  lawfully  be  acquired  under 
said  acts  by  any  one  person  or  association  is  limited  to  not  exceed- 
ing 160  acres,  which  must  be  in  one  body.     (See  case  of  Daniel  J. 
Heyfran,  19  L.  D.,  512.) 

2.  The  land   must   be  valuable   chiefly    for   timber    (or   stone) 
and  unfit  for  cultivation  at  the  time  of  sale  (22  L.  D.,  647.) 

3.  It  must  be  unreserved,  unappropriated,  and  uninhabited,  and 
without   improvements    (except   for  ditch  or  canal  purposes)    save 
such  as  were  made  by  or  belong  to  the  applicant. 

4.  Lands  containing  saline  or  valuable  deposits  of  gold,  silver, 
cinnabar,  copper,  or  coal  are  not  subject  to  entry  under  this  act. 

5.  One  entry  or  filing  only  can  be  allowed  any  person  or  asso- 
ciation  of  persons.     A  married   woman   may   be  permitted   to  pur- 
chase under  said  act,  provided  the  laws  of  the  State  or  Territory 
in  which  the  entry  is  made  permit  a  married  woman  to  purchase  and 
hold   real  estate  as  a   femme  sole;   but  in   addition   to   the  proofs 
already  provided  for  she  shall  make  affidavit  at  the  time  of  entry 
that  she  proposes  to  purchase  said  land  with  her  separate  money, 
in  which  her  husband  has  no  interest  or  claim;  that  said  entry  is 
made  for  her  sole  and  separate  use  and  benefit;  that  she  has  made 
no   contract   or  agreement   whereby   any   interest   whatever   therein 
will  inure  to  the  benefit  of  her  husband  or  any  other  person,  and 
that  she  never  made  an  entry  under  said  act,  or  derived  or  had  any 
interest  whatever,  directly  or  indirectly,  in  or  from  a  former  entry 
made  by  any  person  or  association  of  persons. 

6.  A  person  applying  to  purchase  a  tract  under  the  provisions 
of  this  act  is  required  to  make  affidavit  before  a  duly  authorized 
attesting  officer  that  he  has  made  no  prior  application  under  this 


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act;  that  he  is  by  birth  or  naturalization  a  citizen  of  the  United 
States  or  has  declared  his  intention  to  become  a  citizen.  If  native 
born,  parol  evidence  to  that  fact  will  be  sufficient;  if  not  native 
born,  record  evidence  of  the  prescribed  qualification  must  be  fur- 
nished. The  affidavit  must  designate  by  legal  subdivisions  the 
tract  which  the  applicant  desires  to  purchase,  setting  forth  its  char- 
acter as  above;  stating  that  the  same  is  unfit  for  cultivation,  and 
valuable  chiefly  for  its  timber  or  stone;  that  it  is  uninhabited; 
contains  no  mining  or  other  improvements,  except  for  ditch  or  canal 
purposes (  if  any  exist),  save  such  as  were  made  by  or  belong  to  the 
applicant,  nor,  as  deponent  verily  believes,  any  valuable  deposits  of 
gold,  silver,  cinnabar,  copper,  or  coal;  that  deponent  does  not  apply 
to  purchase  the  same  on  speculation,  but  in  good  faith  to  appropriate 
it  to  his  own  exclusive  use  and  benefit;  and  that  he  has  not,  directly 
or  indirectly,  made  any  agreement  or  contract,  in  any  way  or  man- 
ner, with  any  person  or  persons  whomsoever,  by  which  the  title 
he  may  acquire  from  the  Government  of  the  United  States  shall 
inure  in  whole  or  in  part  to  the  benefit  of  any  person  except  him- 
self. 

7.  Every  person  swearing  falsely  to  any  such  affidavit  is  guilty 
of  perjury,  and  will  be  punished  as  provided  by  law  for  such  offence. 
In  addition   thereto,  the  money  that  may  be  paid   for  the  land  if 
forfeited,  and  all  conveyances  of  the  land,  or  of  any  right,  title,  or 
claim  thereto,  are  absolutely  null  and  void  as  against  the  United 
States. 

8.  The  sworn  statement  required  as  above    (Section  2  of  the 
act)    must    be    made    upon    the    personal    knowledge    of    applicant, 
except   in   the   particulars   in    which    the   statute   provides   that   the 
affidavit  may  be  made  upon  information  or  belief. 

9.  The  attesting  officer  will  in  every  case  read  this  affidavit 
to  the  applicant,  or  cause  it  to  be  read  to  him  in  their  presence, 
before  he  is  sworn  or  his  signature  is  attached  thereto. 

10.  The  published  notice  required  by  the  third  section  of  the 
act  must  state  the  time  and  place  when,  the  name  the  officer  before 
who,   the  party   intends   to    offer   proof,   which   must   be   after  the 
expiration  of  the  six  days  of  publication   (circular  of  September  5, 
1889,  9  L.  D.,  384),  and  must  also  contain  the  names  of  the  wit- 
nesses who  are  to  testify.     (See  case  of  Sarah  L.  Bigelow,  20  L.  D., 
6.)     The  period  of  publication  is  complete  when  the  notice  has  been 
inserted  for  nine  successive  issues  of  a  weekly  newspaper,  and  the 
full  statutory  period  has  elapsed.     (28  L.  D.,  224.) 

11.  The   evidence   to    be   furnished    to    the   satisfaction   of   the 
Register  and   Receiver  at  time  of  entry,  as   required  by  the  third 
section  of  the  act,  must  be  taken  before  an  officer  authorized  to 


76  HISTORICAL 

take  the  same  under  the  Act  of  March  11,  1902  (see  rule  12),  and 
will  consist  of  the  testimony  of  claimant,  corroborated  by  the  testi- 
mony of  two  disinterested  witnesses.  The  testimony  will  be  re- 
duced to  writing  by  the  attesting  officer  upon  the  blanks  provided 
for  the  purpose,  after  verbally  propounding  the  questions  set  forth 
in  the  printed  forms.  The  accuracy  of  affiant's  information  and 
the  bona  fides  of  the  entry  must  be  tested  by  close  and  sufficient 
oral  examination.  The  attesting  officer  will  especially  direct  such 
examination  to  ascertain  whether  the  entry  is  made  In  good  faith 
for  the  appropriation  of  the  land  to  the  entryman's  own  use,  and 
not  for  sale  or  speculation,  and  whether  he  has  conveyed  the  land 
or  his  right  thereto,  or  agreed  to  make  any  such  conveyance,  or 
whether  he  has  directly  or  indirectly  entered  into  any  contract  or 
agreement  in  any  manner  with  any  person  or  persons  whomsoever 
by  which  the  title  that  may  be  acquired  by  the  entry  shall  inure, 
in  whole  or  in  part,  to  the  benefit  of  any  person  or  persons  except 
himself.  The  attesting  officer  will  certify  to  the  fact  of  such  oral 
examination,  its  sufficiency,  and  his  satisfaction  therewith. 

12.  The  affidavits  and  proofs  required  under  this  act  may  be 
taken  before  the  Register  or  Receiver,  or  before  any  United  States 
Commissioner,    or   Commissioner   of   the   Court   exercising    Federal 
jurisdiction  in  the  territory,  or  before  the  Judge  or  Clerk  of  any 
Court  of  record  in  the  land  district  in  which  the  lands  are  situated: 
Provided,  that  in  case  the  affidavits  and  proofs  are  taken  out  of 
the  county  in  which  the  land  is  located,  the  applicant  must  show, 
by  affidavit  satisfactory  to  the  Commissioner  of  the  General  Land 
Office,    that    it   was    taken    before    the   nearest    or   most    accessible 
officer   qualified   to   take   said   affidavits    and    proofs    in    the   land 
district  in  which  the  land  applied  for  is  located,  and  such  showing 
by  affidavit  need  not  be  made  in  making  final  proof  if  the  proof 
be  taken  in  the  county  or  city  where  the  newspaper  is  published 
in  which  the  final  proof  notice  is  printed.     (Act  Mar.   11,   1902,  32 
Stat.  L.,  63;  Appendix  No.  91.) 

13.  The  entire  proof  must  be  taken  at  one  and  the  same  time 
and  payment  must  be  made  at  the  time  of  offering  proof.     Proofs 
will  in  no  case  be  accepted  in  the  absence  of  a  tender  of  the  money; 
and  the  Register's  certificate  will  in  no  case  be  given  to  the  party 
or  his  attorney,  but  must  be  handed  directly  to  the  Receiver  by  the 
Register;  and  no  note  will  be  made  upon  the  plats  or  tract  books 
until  the  Receiver's  receipt  has  been  issued.    The  proof,  certificate, 
and  receipt  must  in  all  cases  bear  even  date  when  taken  before  the 
Register  or  Receiver. 

14.  When  an   adverse  claim,  or  any  protest  against   accepting 
proof  or  allowing   any  entry,   is   filed   before   final   certificate  has 


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been  issued,  the  Register  and  Receiver  will  at  once  order  a  hearing, 
and  will  allow  no  entry  until  after  their  written  determination  upon 
such  hearing  has  been  rendered.  They  will  report  their  final  action 
in  all  protest  and  contest  cases,  and  transmit  the  papers  to  this 
office. 

15.  After  certificate  has  been  issued,  contest  applications,  and 
protests,  will  be  submitted  to  this  office,  as  in  other  cases  of  contest 
after  final  entry. 

16.  Contests   may   be   brought   against   timber  and  stone   land 
applications  or  entries,  in  accordance  with  rule  1  of  Rules  of  Prac- 
tice, either  by  an  adverse  claimant  or  by  any  other  person,  and  for 
any  sufficient  cause  affecting  the  legality  or  validity  of  the  filing, 
entry  or  claim. 

17.  In  case  of  an  association  of  persons  making  application  for 
an  entry  under  this  act,  each  of  the  persons  must  prove  the  requisite 
qualifications,  and  their  names  must  appear  in  the  sworn  statement, 
as  in  case  of  an  individual  person.     They  must  also  unite  in  the 
regular   application    for   entry,   which   will   be   made   in    their  joint 
names,  as  in  other  cases  of  joint  cash  entry.     The  forms  prescribed 
for   cases    of   applications   by    individual    persons    may    be    adopted 
for  use  in  applications  of  this  class,  and  the  sworn  statement  as  to 
the  character  of  the  land  may  be  made  by  one  member  of  the  asso- 
ciation upon  his  personal  knowledge. 

18.  No  person  who  has  made  an  individual  entry  or  application 
can  thereafter  make  one  as  a  member  of  an  association,  nor  can 
any  member  of  an  association  making  an  entry  or  application  be 
allowed  thereafter  to  make  an  individual  entry  or  application. 

19.  Applicants  to  make  timber-land  entries,  and  claimants  and 
witnesses  making  final  proof,  must  in  all  cases  state  their  places  of 
actual  residence,  their  business  or  occupation,  and  their  postoffice 
addresses.    It  is  not  sufficient  to  name  the  county  and  State  or  Ter- 
ritory where  a  party  lives,  but  the  town  or  city  must  be  named;  and 
if  residence  is  in  a  city,  the  street  or  number  must  be  given. 


BIOGRAPHICAL 

IN  the  following  short  sketches  there  has  been  no  attempt  made 
to  eulogize,  no  expenditure  of  adjectives;  no  effort  at  "write  up"; 
and  no  opinion  expressed.  Each  sketch  is  a  brief  compilation  of 
facts  that  are  a  public  record,  and  as  such  is  wholesome  and  re- 
freshing. 

The  material  for  these  sketches  has  been  gathered  from  the  sub- 
jects themselves;  they  have  been  personally  interviewed  and  every 
effort  has  been  made  to  insure  accuracy. 

The  purpose  has  been  to  confine  this  section  wholly  to  living 
men,  that  some  really  authentic  record  be  had  of  the  members  of 
the  bar  who  have  done  and  are  doing  things.  Soon  many  of  those 
written  of  here  will  be  gone.  It  is  then  that  this  work  will  begin 
to  assume  its  real  value,  as  a  comprehensive  record  of  this  genera- 
tion. 

It  has  been  a  long  and  painstaking  work,  and  in  presenting  it  to 
the  bar,  the  publishers  do  so  without  misgiving  of  its  hearty  recep- 
tion. 

Acknowledgment  is  made  of  the  courtesy  of  the  members  of  the 
bar,  for  their  individual  co-operation. 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


CHARLES  HENRY  ABEECROMBIE. 

Residence  777  Irving  avenue;  office  172 
Tenth  street,  Astoria,  Ore.  Born  November 
8,  1878,  at  Brandon,  Fond  du  Lac  County, 
Wisconsin.  Son  of  John  and  Harriet  (Earle) 
Abercrombie.  Married  February  27,  1904,  to 
Mary  Lucile  Ford.  Attended  the  grammar 
schools  of  Wisconsin  until  1887,  in  which 
year  he  removed  with  his  parents  to  Oregon, 
and  attended  the  grammar  schools  at  Astoria, 
graduating  from  the  high  school  at  that  place 
in  1897.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  C.  W. 
and  G.  C.  Fulton  in  1897-8-9.  Attended  the 
University  of  Wisconsin  from  1899  to  1903, 
graduating  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Madison,  Wis.,  June  18,  1903, 
to  the  Circuit  Court  and  District  Courts  of 
that  state,  United  States,  Western  District  of 
Illinois,  at  the  same  time,  and  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Oregon,  July  1,  1903.  Ensign- 
Lieutenant  First  Division  N.  R.,  O.  N.  G., 
1897-99.  Captain  First  Company  Coast  Ar- 
tillery Corps,  O.  N.  G.,  July  9,  1908,  to  date. 
Deputy  District  Attorney  Fifth  Judicial  Dis- 
trict, 1904  to  1906.  City  Attorney,  1906. 
Member  Astoria  Amateur  Athletic  Club,  Elks, 
Masons  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  Republican. 

ALBERT  ABRAHAM. 


Residence,  Roseburg,  Ore.  Office,  same. 
Born  September  10,  1869,  at  Canyonville,  Ore. 
Son  of  Solomon  and  Julia  (Hinkle)  Abraham. 
Married  May  23,  1899,  to  Leona  E.  Shupe. 
Education  received  at  the  public  schools  of 
Oakland  and  Roseburg,  Ore.;  at  the  Umpqua 
Academy,  at  Wilbur,  Ore.;  at  Bishop  Scott's 
Grammar  School,  Portland;  at  the  University 
of  Oregon,  Eugene,  and  at  the  Univer- 


sity of  California,  Berkeley,  Cal.  Studied 
law  in  Portland,  Ore.,  with  firm  of  Dolph, 
Bellinger,  Mallory  &  Simon,  1888  to  1892.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  October,  1892. 
In  partnership  with  Victor  C.  Bellinger, 
1892-3;  with  L.  A.  Ward,  1896-8.  Practiced 
law  in  Portland,  Ore.,  until  1898,  and  since 
then  in  Roseburg,  Ore.  Was  referee  in  bank- 
ruptcy for  Douglas  County,  at  Roseburg,  Ore., 
from  1898  to  1908.  State  Senator  from  Fifth 
Senatorial  District,  1908  to  date.  Republican. 

LOUIS  J.  ADAMS. 
Residence  and 
o  ffi  c  e  S  ilverton, 
Ore.  Born  Janu- 
ary 30,  1862,  at 
Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
Son  of  Frank  and 
Barbara  (Peters) 
Adams.  Married 
September  5,  1888, 
to  May  Coolidge. 
Educated  at  the 
public  schools  and 
the  high  school  at 
Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
and  at  Smith  Col- 
lege, of  the  same 
city.  Came  to  Or- 
egon in  1884.  Read 
law  in  the  office  of 
George  G.  Bing- 
ham  at  Salem,  and  studied  with  the  Sprague 
Correspondence  School  of  Michigan.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  1897,  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  at  Silverton  im- 
mediately. Member  State  Senate,  Ninth 
Congressional  District,  1901.  Mayor  of  Sil- 
verton, 1905  to  1907.  Has  also  served  as 
Councilman  and  School  Director  at  Silverton. 
Member  K.  of  P.,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Odd  Fellows' 
fraternities.  Republican. 

ROBERT  N.  AISTROP. 

Resid  e  n  c  e,  405 
Stark  street;  office 
4  North  Sixth 
street,  Port  land. 
Ore.  Born  May  3, 
1878,  in  Warren 
County,  Missouri. 
Son  of  John  A. 
and  Ophelia  (Ed- 
wards) Aistrop. 
Marr  i  e  d  Septem- 
ber 3,  1908,  to 
Rachel  M.  Robin- 
son. Attended  the 
Central  Wesleyan 
College,  Warren, 
Mo.,  from  Septem- 
ber 9,  1897,  to 
June,  1901,  and 
later  took  the  law 
course  of  the  law  department  of  the  Univer- 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


81 


sity  of  Oregon,  and  graduated  in  June,  1907, 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
in  Salem,  Ore.,  June,  1907;  began  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  November  of  that  year;  form- 
ing a  partnership  with  W.  P.  Gregory,  which 
partnership  continues  to  the  present  time, 
under  the  name  of  Aistrop  &  Gregory.  Be- 
publican. 

SEWARD  DUANE  ALLEN. 

Eesidence  809  Ferry  street;  office  20-21  Loan 
&  Trust  building,  Eugene,  Ore.  Born  in 
Brookfield,  Madison  County,  New  York,  May 
11,  1855.  Son  of  Jonathan  and  Cynthia  (San- 
ders) Allen.  Married  to  Gertrude  Staples 
October  9,  1889.  Attended  West  Winfield 
Academy,  New  York,  and  graduated  from 
Hamilton  College,  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  with  degree 
of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Duluth, 
Minn.,  in  1883,  and  practiced  law  in  that  city 
until  1903,  a  portion  of  the  time  associated 
under  the  firm  names  of  Allen  &  Parkhurst 
and  Allen  &  Baldwin.  Came  to  .Oregon  in 
June,  1903.  Superintendent  of  Schools  of  St. 
Louis  County,  Minnesota.  Served  four  terms 
as  City  Attorney  of  Duluth,  Minn.,  and  one 
term  as  City  Attorney  of  Eugene,  Ore.  Be- 
publican. 

CLINTON   A.   AMBROSE. 

Eesidence  1414 
Oneonta  street; 
office  19-20  Lafay- 
ette building, 
Portland.  Born 
July  23,  1883,  at 
Yoncalla,  Douglas 
County,  Or  e  g  o  n. 
Son  of  Nathan  A. 
and  Mary  E. 
(Lamb)  Ambrose. 
Eeceived  early  ed- 
ucation in  Port- 
land public  schools 
and  graduated 
from  Lincoln  High 
School  Febru  a  r  y, 
1902.  Attended  the 
University  of  Ore- 
gon Law  School 
and  graduated  from  same  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  in  1906.  Admitted  by  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Oregon  June  21,  1906,  since  which 
date  he  has  continued  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession.  Member  M.  A.  A.  C.,  I.  O. 
0.  F.  fraternity.  Eepublican. 

GUSTAV  ANDERSON. 

Eesidence  1778  Valley  avenue;  office  Shoe- 
maker building,  Baker  .City.  Born  Decem- 
ber 17,  1863,  near  the  City  of  Geffe,  Sweden. 
Son  of  Anders  and  Martha  (Larsen)  Ander- 
son. Eemoved  to  Olympia,  Wash.,  in  1882, 
and  to  Oregon  in  1887.  Education,  prior  to 
leaving  Sweden,  was  in  the  public  schools, 


from  which  he  graduated,  and  under  private 
instructor.  Graduated  from  Olympia  Collegi- 
ate Institute  in  June,  1887,  and  from  the  law 
department  of  the  University  of  Oregon  in 
1895,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  June  1,  1895,  and  later  to  the  Federal 
Courts,  including  the  Court  of  Appeals.  Prac- 
ticed law  in  Portland  until  September,  1905, 
when,  owing  to  ill-health,  and  believing  the 
climate  would  benefit,  he  accepted  an  offer 
into  partnership  with  the  then  District  Attor- 
ney at  Baker  City,  and  has  practiced  there 
since.  City  Attorney  of  Baker  City.  Ee- 
publican. 

GRANVILLE   GAY  AMES. 

Eesid  e  n  c  e  209 
Tenth  street;  of- 
fice 732  Marquam 
building,  Portland, 
Oregon.  He  was 
born  February  1, 
1852,  at  Sheboy- 
gan  Falls,  Wis. 
Son  of  Isaac  and 
Eoana  (Witt) 
Ames.  Married 
September  29, 
1904,  to  Minnie  B. 
E  o  b  b.  Attended 
country  schools  in 
Wisconsin,  Minne- 
sota and  Iowa  un- 
til 1872.  In  1873 
spent  one  year  at 
the  State  Normal 
School  of  Minnesota  at  Mankato.  From  1874 
to  1878  attended  Carleton  College,  at  North- 
field,  Minnesota,  taking  a  two-year  prepara- 
tory course  and  two  years  of  the  college 
course.  In  1878  and  1879  attended  the  law 
school  of  the  University  of  Iowa,  graduating 
June  19,  1879,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Laws.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Iowa 
City,  la.,  in  June,  1879;  to  the  United  States 
District  Court  of  Iowa  in  1880,  and  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Iowa  in  1881. 
Came  to  the  State  of  Oregon  in  that  year 
(1881)  and  the  following  year  was  admitted 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of  Oregon; 
to  the  United  States  District  Court  of  Oregon 
in  1891,  and  to  the  United  States  Circuit  Court 
of  Oregon  in  the  same  year.  Was  also  ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of 
Washington  in  that  year.  Was  appointed 
Consul  from  Costa  Eica  July  7,  1897,  which 
office  he  still  holds.  Eepublican. 

HOMER  D.   ANGELL. 

Eesidence  726  Upper  Drive,  Portland 
Heights;  office  601  Fenton  building,  Portland, 
Ore.  Born  January  12,  1875,  in  Wasco  Coun- 
ty, Oregon.  Son  of  Thomas  and  Susan  P. 
(Yeomans)  Angell.  Married  July  29,  1908, 
to  Mayme  Henton.  Attended  public  school, 
Wasco  Independent  Academy,  The  Dalles, 
Ore.;  University  of  Oregon,  1896-1900,  from 


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which  he  graduated  with  degree  A.  B.;  the 
Law  Columbia  University,  New  York  City, 
1900-1903,  with  degrees  M.  A.  and  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  bar  for  New  York  State,  New 
York  City,  in  1903,  and  to  the  bar  of  the  State 
of  Oregon  same  year.  Member  of  the  firm 
of  Angell  &  Fisher.  Eepublican. 


CARL    A.    APPELGREN. 

Eesid  e  n  c  e  266 
Broadway  street; 
office  208  Lewis 
building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Lyrestad, 
Sweden,  July  26, 
1871.  Son  of  Carl 
M.  and  Maria 
Christina  (Pears- 
dotter)  Appelgren. 
Married  Septem- 
ber 2,  1896,  to  Bes- 
sie Nyhus.  Came 
to  Oregon  August 
5,  1889.  Attended 
public  schools  in 
Sweden  and  night 
school  in  Portland, 
Oregon,  in  1890, 
later  attending 

University  of  Oregon,  Law  Department. 
Admitted  to  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  Oc- 
tober 12,  1909.  Employed  by  S.  W. 
Eice  as  abstract  clerk  from  September, 
1889,  to  April,  1890,  when  The  Title 
Guarantee  &  Trust  Company  purchased  hia 
Abstract  plant,  and  was  retained  by  the 
Title  Guarantee  &  Trust  Company  as  ab- 
stractor and  title  examiner  until  1907,  at 
which  time  the  Beceiver  appointed  for  said 
company  engaged  his  services  as  Manager 
of  the  Abstract  Department,  which  position 
he  held  until  1908,  when  he  became  examiner 
of  titles  for  the  Title  &  Trust  Company 
which  position  he  holds  at  present.  Served 
five  years  in  the  Oregon  State  Militia.  Mem- 
ber of  Masonic  Fraternity,  Eepublican  Club. 
Eepublican. 


EUGENE   ASHWILL. 

Eesidence  216  Fir  street;  office  216  Fir 
street,  La  Grande,  Oregon.  Born  October  10, 
1871,  in  Jasper  County,  Illinois.  Son  of 
Henry  Clay  and  Jane  M.  (Perry)  Ashwill. 
Graduated  from  Preparatory  Department  of 
Ottumwa  University,  Ottumwa,  Kansas,  in 
1893.  Graduated  from  Law  Department  of 
the  State  University  of  Kansas  at  Lawrence, 
Kansas,  in  1897,  with  LL.B.  degree.  Prac- 
ticed law  at  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  until 
August,  1899,  when  he  came  to  Oregon,  lo- 
cated at  La  Grande  as  partner  of  L.  A. 
Esteb.  Dissolved  partnership  with  Mr.  Es- 
teb in  1901,  and  has  since  practiced  alone. 
Eepublican. 


ALFRED    ANTHONY   AYA. 

Eesidence  Alex- 
andra Court  (53 
Ella  streeet).  Of- 
fice 615-617  Henry 
building,  Port- 
land. Born  at  Al- 
bert Lea,  Minne- 
sota, June  15th, 
1879.  Son  of  Louis 
and  Amelia 
(B  r  o  n  n  e  nkant) 
Aya.  A  1 1  e  n  ded 
St.  Joseph's  Paro- 
chial School  at 
Winona,  Minneso- 
ta, from  1886  to 
summer  of  1889. 
Eemoved  to  Ore- 
gon August,  1889. 
Attended  St.  Ma- 
ry's Academy  at  Eugene.  Oregon,  from 
the  fall  of  that  year  to  autumn,  1894. 
Beceived  private  instruction  in  Latin  and 
English  from  1894  to  1899.  Entered  the 
Law  Department,  University  of  Oregon,  in 

1899  and  attended  lectures  for  one  year.     In 

1900  entered  the  Law  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity   of    Washington,    where    he    attended 
lectures    for    one    year.      In    1902,    re-entered 
the  University   of  Oregon,  from  which  insti- 
tution he  graduated  with  L.B.  degree  in  1903. 
Was   admitted   to   the  bar  at   Salem,   Oregon, 
the  same  year,  when  he  entered  the  office  of 
C.    M.    Idleman,    of    Portland,    where    he    re- 
mained until   1906,  when  he   established  him- 
self in  his  own  office  in  the  Fenton  building. 
In    1906    was    admitted    to    practice    in    the 
Federal  Courts.    In  1905  he  became  associated 
with    the    Deschutes   Land    Company    (irriga- 
tion  for  Oregon,  under   Carey   Act).     In   the 
fall  of   1908  ,he   discontinued   the  practice   of 
law  and   devoted  his  entire  time  to  the  Des- 
chutes  Land   Company,   The    Canal   Construc- 
tion   Company    and    the    La    Pine    Townsite 
Company.      The    latter    two    companies   being 
interested  in  the  same  work,  namely,  the  de- 
velopment of  the  Southern  Deschutes  Valley 
in   Central  Oregon.     Member  of  the  Waverly 
Golf  Club,  the  Eepublican   Club  of  Portland, 
Oregon   Bar    Association,   Knights   of    Colum- 
bus   Council,    No.    678,    of    Portland,    Chase 
Chapter,   Phi    Delta   Phi.      Eepublican. 

SEID   BACK,   JR. 

Eesidence,  320  Larrabee  street;  office,  308 
First  street,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born  De- 
cember 11,  1878,  at  Portland,  Oregon.  Son 
of  Seid  Back  and  Jung  Shee.  Married  Janu- 
ary 25,  1900,  to  Mary  Chan.  In  his  early 
childhood,  until  he  was  thirteen  years  old,  he 
was  taught  by  private  Chinese  teachers,  and 
in  this  way  secured  his  Chinese  education. 
From  the  time  .he  was  thirteen  until  he  was 
eighteen,  he  attended  the  Baptist  Chinese 
Mission  Night  School,  where  he  acquired 
the  primary  knowledge  of  the  English  Ian- 


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83 


guage.  From  1898  to  1900,  he  was  a  student 
at  the  Old  Bishop  Scott  Academy  in  Port- 
land. From  1900  until  October,  1903,  he  was 
actively  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in 
partnership  with  his  father,  and  from  Octo- 
ber, 1903,  to  January,  1909,  was  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  IT.  S.  Immigration  Bureau,  De- 
partment of  Commerce  and  Labor,  for  the 
first  three  years  as  an  interpreter  and  later 
as  Chinese  Interpreter  at  Large,  which  po- 
sition required  much  of  his  time  in  travelling 
from  one  station  to  another,  where  Chinese 
interpreters  were  stationed.  In  1903-1906  and 
1907  he  attended  the  Law  Department  of  the 


1,  1895.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  at 
Salem,  June  1,  1895.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  at  Hillsboro  June  1,  1895;  alone 


University  of  Oregon,  graduating  in  1907, 
with  LL.B.  degree.  In  June  of  that  year  he 
was  admitted  to  practice  in  Oregon,  by  the 
Oregon  Supreme  Court,  and  in  July  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  District  and  Circuit  Courts  of 
the  United  States,  for  the  District  of  Ore- 
gon. He  bears  the  distinction  of  having 
been  the  first  Chinese  who  was  admitted  to 
practice  in  the  American  Courts.  He  was 
the  originator  of  the  "American  Born  Chi- 
nese Association,"  which  was  organized  in 
1900,  and  still  exists  for  the  purpose  of  social, 
mental  and  physical  advancement  -of  Ameri- 
can-born Chinese  boys.  Republican. 

GEORGE  ROBERT  BAGLEY. 

Residence,  Hillsboro,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  January  25,  1871,  at  Canton,  Stark 
County,  Ohio.  Son  of  William  and  Sarah 
(Robinson)  Bagley.  Married  April  20,  1897, 
to  Olive  M.  Hanley.  Attended  public 
schools  at  Canton,  Ohio,  until  1885,  when  he 
came  to  Oregon,  and  attended  district  school 
at  Leisyville,  Oregon,  for  18  months.  Read 
law  in  office  of  Congressman  Thomas  H. 
Tongue,  of  Hillsboro,  May  1,  1892,  to  June 


from  May  1,  1897,  to  September,  1898;  in 
partnership  with  J.  N.  Brown,  firm  name 
Bagley  &  Brown;  then  alone  to  October  1, 
1906;  from  then  to  date  with  W.  G.  Hare, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Bagley  &  Hare.  Mem- 
ber W.  O.  W.  and  K.  of  P.  Fraternities. 
Republican. 

HARRY  TAYLOR  BAGLEY. 

Residence,  Hillsboro,  Oregon;  office  same. 
Born  December  23,  1874,  at  Canton,  Ohio. 
Son  of  William  and  Sarah  (Robinson)  Bag- 
ley.  Married  January  18,  1899,  to  Cora  M. 
Rhea.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1885  and  attended 
the  county  schools  in  Washington  County, 
Oregon,  and  the  public  schools  at  Hillsboro 
until  1890,  when  he  entered  the  High  School 
at  Portland.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of 
W.  R.  Ellis  and  T.  R.  Lyons,  at  Heppner. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  July,  1897,  and  in 
August  of  that  year  was  appointed  Deputy 
District  Attorney  for  Washington  County, 
under  District  Attorney  T.  J.  Cleeton,  and 
served  until  August,  1900.  From  1902  to  1908 
served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Hillsboro 
district;  from  1901  to  1908  was  City  Recorder 
at  Hillsboro  and  is  at  present  Referee  in 
Bankruptcy,  Washington  County.  Member  of 
K.  of  P.  Republican. 

DOUGLAS  W.  BAILEY. 

Residence,  Pendleton,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  April  9,  1857,  in  Nebraska  City,  Ne- 
braska. Son  of  George  W.  and  Elizabeth 
(Weedman)  Bailey.  Married  August  15,  1881, 
to  Augusta  Haller.  In  1862  his  parents  set- 
tled at  Pendleton  before  that  town  was  laid 


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out.  His  early  education  was  received  in  the 
common  schools  of  Portland  and  at  Bishop 
Scott  Academy,  where  he  finished  in  June, 
]S74.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in 
1880.  Was  District  Attorney  for  district 
comprising  Wasco,  Umatilla,  Union,  Baker 
and  Grant  counties,  from  1880  to  1882.  Mem- 
ber Masonic  Fiaternity,  Eepublican. 

ALBERT  BACKUS 

Eeside  nee,  741 
Washington  street. 
Office,  519  Board 
of  Trade  building, 
Portland.  Born 
May  28,  1872,  in 
Oakland,  Nebras- 
ka. Son  of  Gusta- 
vus  and  Anna  C. 
Backus.  Attended 
Lincoln  Normal 
U  n  i  v  ersity,  Lin- 
coln, Neb.,  1892- 
1898,  and  later 
graduated  from 
the  University  of 
Nebraska  in  1900, 
with  degree  of  LL. 
B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  Nebras- 
ka -June,  1900,  to  the  bar  of  North  Dakota 
1903  and  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  1904,  in  which 
year  he  moved  to  the  state.  Practiced  in 
Fremont,  Nebraska,  for  some  three  years, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Backus  &  Gubser, 
later  moving  to  Jamestown,  North  Dakota, 
where  he  practiced  for  one  year  under  the 
firm  name  of  Martin  &  Backus;  1904  to  1903 
practiced  law  in  Baker  City,  and  organized 
and  conducted  the  Baker  City  business  col- 
lege in  association  with  C.  A.  Robinson, 
which  continued  until  he  moved  to  Portland 
in  August  of  1908.  Member  of  Nebraska 
National  Guards  1902  at  Fremont,  Nebraska. 
Member  of  Masonic  and  B.  *  .  O.  E.  Frater 
nities. 


G.  EVERT  BAKER. 

Residence,  1013  East  Eleventh  street,  N.; 
office,  304-5-6  Lewis  building,  Portland.  Born 
October  22,  1872,  in  Rhodes,  Iowa.  Son  of 
Joseph  and  Mary  Ann  (Tiffen)  Baker.  Mar- 
ried December  4,  1900,  to  Ellen  F.  Keuhne. 
Attended  the  public  school  at  Rhodes,  Iowa, 
and  later  the  Northern  Indiana  Normal 
school  at  Valparaiso,  Indiana.  Graduated  In 
science,  elocution  and  oratory.  Graduated 
from  the  Northern  Indiana  Law  School  in 
June,  1900,  with  degree  Bachelor  of  Law. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Indiana  June  5,  1901,  and  to  the  Circuit 
Court  for  the  United  States  District  of  In- 
diana June  5,  1901,  and  to  the  Circuit  Court 
Porter  County,  Indiana,  and  the  State  Su- 
preme Court  of  Indiana  June  5,  1901.  June  8, 
1902,  admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court,  State 


of    Oregon,    and    later    to    the    United    States 
Circuit  Court.     Moved  to   Oregon   August   20, 

1901,  since   which    date    he   has   continued-  ac- 
tive  practice    of    his   profession    alone.      Was 
connected  for  some  years  with  the  Farmers' 
Bank    of    Rhodes,   Iowa,    and    later    with    the 
Citizens'  Bank,  Grass  Valley,  Oregon.     Mem 
ber    Masonic    Fraternity    and     International 
Bibliophile    Society.      Democrat. 

JOSEPH   P.    BAKER. 

Residence,  601  F.  avenue;  office,  Room  14, 
La  Grande  National  Bank  building.  La 
Grande.  Born  February  20,  1854,  in  Iowa. 
Son  of  Micajah  and  Eliza  J.  Baker.  Married 
October,  1878,  to  Annie  M.  Stephenson.  Edu- 
cated at  the  public  schools  of  La  Grandr, 
having  come  to  this  state  when  a  very  small 
T)oy.  Admitted  to  .the  bar  of  Oregon  at 
Salem,  in  October,  1881;  practiced  alone  for 
one  year,  when  he  went  into  partnership 
Judge  Robert  Eakin  in  Union  County,  Ore- 
gon, the  firm  continuing  until  1884,  under  the 
name  Eakin  &  Baker.  From  1884  to  1903 
was  in  partnership  with  his  father,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Baker  &  Baker,  since  when 
he  has  practiced  alone.  In  1899  was  City 
Attorney  of  La  Grande,  and  from  1906  to 
date  has  filled  the  same  office.  Member  of 
K.  of  P.  Fraternity.  Republican. 

ROY   J.    BAKER. 

Residence  and  office,  Grass  Valley,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Rhodes,  Iowa,  February  23,  1879. 
Son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Tiffny)  Baker. 
Married  to  Mary  J.  Smith  October  11,  1903. 
Attended  district  school  in  Iowa,  one  year  in 
High  School  at  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa.  Gradu- 
ated from  Valparaiso  College,  Valparaiso, 
Indiana,  in  1900  with  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  in 
1902  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the 
Bar  of  all  Courts  of  Indiana  anl  to  United 
States  Circuit  Court  for  Indiana  District  in 
June,  1902.  Came  to  Oregon  October  11, 

1902,  and    admitted   to    Oregon   bar   in    1903. 
Republican. 

WILLIAM  WALLACE  BANKS. 

Residence,  854  Marshall  street;  office,  321- 
322  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Port- 
land. Born  in  Lovington,  Illinois,  July  25, 
1876.  The  son  of  Zachary  F.  and  Susan 
(Patterson)  Banks.  Married  June  11,  1902, 
to  Ethel  E.  Pike.  In  1892  removed  to  Ore- 
gon. He  received  his  education  at  the  public, 
grammar  and  high  schools  of  Portland,  Ore. 
gon.  In  1896  graduated  from  the  Law  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Oregon.  In 
1897  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Ore- 
gon. In  1904  was  appointed  Assistant 
United  States  Attorney  for  District  of  Ore- 
gon, which  position  he  resigned  in  190(i. 
In  1902  was  elected  to  House  of  Representa- 
tives of  the  State  of  Oregon.  Member  of 
M.  A.  A.  C.  and  Masonic  Fraternity.  Re- 
publican. 


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WILLIAM  NATHAN   BARRETT. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Hillsboro,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Washington  County,  Oregon,  Novem- 
ber 24,  1855.  Son  of  William  B.  and  Eliza 
Jane  (Purdin)  Barrett.  Married  to  Lucretia 
H.  Parrish,  November  18,  1882.  Attended 


the  public  schools  of  Washington  County, 
Oregon;  Tualatin  Academy,  Forest  Grove, 
Oregon,  and  later  graduated  from  Pacific 
University,  June,  1879,  receiving  degree  of 
B.  S.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Thomas 
H.  Tongue.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem, 
Oregon,  October,  1884.  Formed  partnerslrp 
with  Hon.  W.  D.  Hare,  of  Hillsboro,  Oregon, 
which  continued  until  1886.  Practiced  alone 
until  1892,  when  partnership  was  formed  with 
Loring  K.  Adams,  which  continued  until 
1897,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced  alone 
in  Hillsboro,  Oregon.  Deputy  District  Attor- 
ney; District  Attorney  for  Fifth  Judicial  Dis- 
trict of  Oregon;  State  Eepresentative;  and  in 
1908  elected  State  Senator.  Member  Masonic 
Fraternity,  K.  of  P.,  A.  O.  U.  W.,  U.  A. 
Republican. 

CHARLES  ROBB  BARROW. 

Office,  Sanderson  building,  Coqnille,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Eleazer  William  Barrow  and  Elizabeth 
Ann  (Robb)  Barrow.  Was  born  on  a  farm 
near  Hillsboro,  Highland  County,  Ohio. 
While  a  boy  he  worked  on  the  farm  for  his 
father  and  in  winter  attended  the  rural 
school  at  Clear  Creek,  Ohio,  and  graduated 
from  the  High  School  at  Hillsboro,  Ohio,  in 
1878.  He  then  taught  school  several  years, 
four  years  as  principal  of  a  High  School.  He 
had  two  years'  special  instruction  in  elocu- 
tion under  Professor  W.  A.  Roush,  of  Hills- 
boro, Ohio,  and  under  James  E.  Murdoch,  t)f 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  then  cashier  of 
the  Blanchester  Bank,  of  Blanchester,  Ohio, 


and  during  that  time  organized,  and  was  for 
two  years  secretary  of  the  Blanchester 
Building  and  Loan  Association.  While  teach- 
ing he  commenced  the  study  of  the  law. 
which  he  continued  with  more  or  less  regular- 
ity till  he  left  the  bank  and  went  into  the 
law  office  of  Judge  A.  N.  Williams  at  Blan- 
chester, Ohio,  where  he  remained  nearly  two 
years,  when  he  went  into  the  law  office  of 
Judge  John  E.  Smith  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and 
was  there  one  year.  He  graduated  from  the 
National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio, 
in  1888  with  B.  S.  degree,  and  from  the  Law 
Department  of  the  same  university  in  1890 
with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Also  from  the 
Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan at  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  in  1898,  with 
degree  of  LL.B.  He  was  married  in  June, 
1888,  to  Miss  Elma  Lillian  Gustin,  of 
Blanchester,  Ohio,  and  in  July,  1905,  to 
Mrs.  Eva  Marshall  Disman,  of  Cherry- 
vale,  Kansas.  He  was  a  delegate  to 


the  convention  that  first  nominated  J. 
B.  Foraker  for  Governor  of  Ohio.  He 
removed  to  Tarkio,  Atchison  County,  Mis- 
souri, in  October,  1890,  where  he  continued 
the  practice  of  the  law;  was  City  Attorney  for 
two  years,  and  organized,  and  was  for  two 
years  secretary  of,  the  Argus  Building  and 
Loan  Association.  Was  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney of  Atchison  County,  Missouri,  for  the 
years  1895  and  1896.  He  was  first  admitted 
to  practice  law  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Ohio,  at  the  January  term,  1890;  by  the  Su- 
preme' Court  of  Missouri  in  1891;  by  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Michigan  in  1898;  and  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Kansas  in  1904.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1896  and  was  admitted  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  this  state  the  same  year. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  National  Geographic 
Society  and  of  the  Masonic,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and 
W.  O.  W.  Fraternities. 


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CECIL  H.  BAUER. 

Residence,  130 
North  19th  street; 
office,  600  -  606 
Henry  building, 
Portland.  Born 
February  8,  1870, 
at  Walla  Walla, 
Washington.  Son 
of  Joseph  and 
Julia  (Heyman) 
Bauer.  Married 
June  6,  1899,  to 
Rose  Bloch.  Re- 
ceived his  early 
education  by  pri- 
vate tutorship  of 
his  mother  until 
13  years  of  age, 
when  he  attended 
Whitman  College 

at  Walla  Walla,  Washington,  until  1888,  when 
he  was  in  the  Junior  Class.  Moved  to  .the 
State  of  Oregon,  1888.  Attended  the  Law 
School,  University  of  Oregon,  1888  to  1891, 
graduating  in  the  class  of  that  year,  and  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Was  admitted  by 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  May,  1891. 
Formed  partnership  in  1891  with  Gilbert 
J.  McGinn,  under  the  firm  name  of  McGinn 
&  Bauer.  Associated  with  Charles  H.  Carey 
from  1893  to  1895.  In  May,  1905,  he  entered 
into  partnership  with  Thomas  G.  Greene, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Bauer  &  Greene, 
which  continues  to  date.  Appointed  Colonel 
and  Judge  Advocate  General  O.  N.  G.  on 
staff  of  Governor  George  E.  Chamberlain 
December  31,  1893,  and  is  still  serving  in  the 
same  capacity,  under  Governor  F.  W.  Ben- 
son. He  is  a  member  of  Commercial  and  Con- 
cordia  Clubs.  Democrat. 

JOHN  BAYNE. 

Residence,  414  Bellevue  street;  office,  341 
State  street,  Salem.  Born  October  27,  1864, 
in  the  parish  of  Muthill,  Perthshire,  Scot- 
land. Son  of  John  and  Robina  (Keron) 
Bayne.  Married  November  5,  1889,  to  Althea 
B.  DeVecmon.  Attended  public  schools  of 
Muthill  Parish,  Perthshire,  Scotland,  for  one 
year,  and  later  ,the  public  schools  of  Jeffer- 
son County,  Iowa.  Attended  Pleasant  Plain 
Academy,  Pleasant  Plain,  Iowa,  for  one  term 
and  acquired  the  rest  of  his  education  by 
private  study.  Came  to  Oregon  in  April,  1891, 
and  studied  law  in  the  office  of  John  A.  Car- 
son, of  Salem,  from  that  year  until  June,  1893, 
and  also  attended  the  Law  Department  of 
Willamette  University  and  graduated  with 
degree  of  LL.B.  in  June,  1^93.  Admitted  to 
the  Oregon  bar  June  7,  1893,  and  continued 
in  the  law  office  of  John  A.  Carson  until 
September  7,  1893,  when  he  opened  a  law 
office  of  his  own  and  has  continued  in  the 
general  practice  of  his  profession  since.  In 
July,  1898,  was  appointed  referee  in  Bank- 
ruptcy for  Marion  County,  when  the  present 


bankruptcy  law  went  into  effect,  and  has 
been  re-appointed  every  two  years  since.  In 
1896  was  nominated  on  Democratic  ticket 
for  representative  of  State  Legislature.  In 


December,  1903,  was  elected  member  of  the 
common  council  of  City  of  Salem,  and  was 
re-elected  in  December,  1905.  Served  as 
councilman  until  January,  1908.  Member  of 
Masonic  order  and  Oregon  Historical  Society. 
Democrat. 

JARVIS  VARNEL  BEACH. 

R  e  s  i  d  enee,  53 
Ella  street;  office, 
710  Board  of 
Trade  building, 
Portland.  Born 
January  31,  1854, 
at  Millport,  Mis- 
souri. Son  of  Har- 
vey H.  and  Elea- 
ner  Isabelle  (Hen- 
ry) Beach.  Mar- 
ried June  14,  188S, 
to  Agnes  O.  Cole. 
Received  his  edu- 
cation at  the  pub- 
lic and  State  Nor- 
mal Schools  at 
Kirksville,  Mis- 
souri, and  the 
Christian  Univer- 
sity at  Canton,  Missouri.  Admitted 
the  bar  in  the  State  of  Oregon  in 
1881,  and  since  1900  has  been  in  part- 
nership with  Nathan  D.  Simon,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Beach  &  Simon.  Member  of 
the  Board  of  Education  since  1897.  Served 
as  City  Attorney  of  East  Portland  before  con- 
solidation and  afterwards  served  one  term  as 


to 


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87 


City  Attorney  of  Portland.  Member  of  the 
Arlington  and  Commercial  Clubs  of  Port- 
land. 

HENRY  J.  BEAN. 

Eesidence,  Pendleton,  Oregon;  office,  Court 
House,  Pendleton.  Born  November  13,  1853, 
at  Bethel,  Maine.  Son  of  Timothy  and  Eliza- 
beth E.  (Swift)  Bean.  Married  June  8, 
1886,  to  Mattie  E.  Magahey.  Education  re- 
ceived at  the  public  schools  of  Maine.  Busi- 
ness course  at  North  Yarmouth  Academy, 
Yarmouth,  Maine.  Attended  Hebron  Acad- 
emy, Hebron,  Maine,  in  1873;  Gould's  Acad- 
emy, at  Bethel,  Maine,  1874  to  1878.  Taught 
school  for  part  of  six  years.  Read  law  in  the 
office  of  Hon.  Enoch  Foster,  Bethel,  Maine, 


and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  that  state 
March  9,  1881.  Came  to  Oregon  the  same 
year  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this 
state  in  1882.  Has  since  practiced  his  pro- 
fession continuously  at  Pendleton — until 
elected  judge — in  partnership  with  Hon. 
James  A.  Fee  in  1885  and  1886,  under  the 
firm  name  Bean  &  Fee;  in  partnership  with 
John  H.  Lawrey  in  1891  and  with  Hon. 
Stephen  A.  Lowell  in  1900  and  1901,  under 
the  firm  name  Bean  &  Lowell.  City  Attorney 
1882-3-4.  City  Recorder  1885  and  1886,  Rep- 
resentative Oregon  Legislature  1889.  Dis- 
trict Attorney  two  terms,  1896  to  1900. 
County  Judge  Umatilla  County  1904-6;  Cir- 
cuit Judge  Sixth  Judicial  District  1906  to 
date.  Member  Masonic  and  K.  of  P.  Fra- 
ternities. Republican. 

LOUIS   ELMER   BEAN. 

Residence,  640  High  street;  office,  McClung 
building,    Eugene,    Oregon.      Born    in    Lane 


County,  Oregon,  November  21,  1867.  Son  of 
Obediah  Roberts  and  Julia  Ann  (Sharp)  Bean. 
Married  to  Catherine  Patterson  June  28, 1905. 
Attended  district  school  at  Oak  Grove,  Ore- 
gon, until  1878;  Eugene  public  school  from 
1878  to  1884;  University  of  Oregon  at  Eu- 
gene, 1884-85;  and  Holmes  Business  College, 
Portland,  Oregon,  1895-6.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  June,  1898.  Com- 
menced practice  at  Eugene,  Oregon,  in  asso- 
ciation with  A.  C.  Woodcock  until  January, 
1900;  receiving  clerk  in  United  States  Land 
Office  from  January,  1900,  to  December,  1900. 
Again  took  up  the  practice  of  law  at  Eu- 
gene, continuing  alone  until  December  1, 
1905,  then  associating  with  John  M.  Williams, 
which  partnership  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Oregon  State  Legislature  from 
June,  1908,  to  date.  Member  Republican 
Club  of  Portland;  Commercial  Club,  Eugene. 
Mason.  Republican. 

ROBERT    SHARP   BEAN. 

Residence,  665  Elliott  avenue;  office,  United 
States  Court  Room,  Portland.  Born  in  Yam- 
hill  County,  Oregon,  November  28,  1854.  Son 
of  O.  R.  and  Julia  Ann  (Sharp)  Bean.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools,  later  attending 
Christian  College,  Monmouth,  Oregon,  "gradu- 
ating in  1873.  Graduated  from  University 
of  Oregon  in  1878,  receiving  degree  of  B.  S., 
and  LL.D.  and  degree  of  LL.D.  from  Willam- 
ette University.  Admitted  to  bar  at  Salem, 
Oregon,  1876.  Elected  Circuit  Judge,  Second 
District  of  Oregon,  in  1882,  and  again  in 
1886.  Justice  Supreme  Court  1890-6  and 
1902-1908.  Appointed  United  States  District 
Judge  April,  1909.  Republican. 


JOHN    ALBERT    BECKWITH. 

Residence,  720 
Broadway;  office, 
507-8-9  Fen.ton 
building,  Portland, 
Oregon.  Born  No- 
vember 7,  1884,  in 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Son  of  H.  R.  and 
Minnie  (Frazer) 
Beckwith.  Gradu- 
ated from  Univer- 
sity of  Oregon  in 
1905.  Bachelor  of 
Laws  June,  1905. 
Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  Oregon 
June,  1905,  and 
became  associated 
with  J.  C.  More- 
land  for  a  period 

of  two  years,  when  the  latter  received  ap- 
pointment as  clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court; 
thereupon  succeeded  to  his  practice  in  part- 
nership with  Albert  E.  Johnson,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Republican. 


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BENJAMIN  B.  BEEKMAN. 

Residence,  Ho- 
tel Portland;  of- 
fice, 308  Commer- 
cial block,  Port 
land.  Born  Aug- 
ust 3,  1863,  at 
Jacksonville,  Ore- 
gon. Son  of  Cor- 
nelius C.  and  Julia 
Elizabeth  (Hoff 
m  an)  Beekrnan. 
Received  his  edu- 
cation at  the  pub 
1  i  c  schools  o  f 
Jack  sonville,  at 
the  University  of 
Oregon,  from 
which  he  gradu 
ated  in  1884  with 
the  degree  of  A. 

B.,  and  later  at  Yale  University,  from 
which  institution  he  graduated  in  1888 
with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  the  State  of  Connecticut  June  27, 

1888,  and    to    the    bar    of    Oregon    March    5, 

1889.  Was  associated  in  the   practice  of  his 
profession  with  Edward  B.  Watson  and  James 
F.   Watson,  under  the  firm   name  of  Watson, 
Beekman  &  Watson,  from  1893  to  1897,  hav- 
ing   been    previously    associated    with    Judge 
R.  G.  Morrow,  from  1890  to  1893.     Upon  the 
decease  of  James  F.  Watson,  in  1897,  the  firm 
name   became   Watson   &   Beekman,   and   con 
tinues    so    to     date.      Member    Company    K, 
Oregon   National    Guard,    1889-1892.      Instruc- 
tor Agency  in  Law  School,  University  of  Ore- 
gon, 1907  .to  date.     Member  University  Club, 
Portland    Commercial    Club,    Oregon    Chapter, 
Sous    of   American    Revolution,    Oregon    Com- 
mandery,    No.    1,    Knights    Templar,    Oregon 
Consistory,  No.  1,  A.  and  A.  Scottish  Rite,  Al 
Kader    Temple,    Mystic    Shrine.      Republican. 

LEON  WASHINGTON  BEHRMAN. 

Residence,  329  Seventh  street,  Portland, 
Born  March  9,  1888,  at  Port  Townsend,  Wash- 
ington. Son  of  Jacob  and  Mina  (Neuberger) 
"Behrman.  Came  to  Oregon  at  the  age  of 
nine  and  was  educated  at  the  public  and 
high  schools  of  Portland,  after  which  he  at- 
fended  the  University  of  Oregon  Law  School, 
graduating  from  same  in  3909  with  degree 
of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in 
June,  1909.  Attended  Columbia  University 
Law  School,  New  York  City.  Republican. 

HARRY    BAXTER    BECKETT. 

Residence,  426^.  College  street;  office,  316- 
317  Lumbermens  building,  Portland.  Born 
May  1,  1885,  at  Sterling,  Kansas.  Son  of 
Charles  K.  and  Virginia  (Hocker)  Beckett. 
Educated  in  the  ward  schools  in  Kansas  and 
at  the  High  School  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 
A  graduate  of  the  Prosso  preparatory  school 
in  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  In  1907  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the  Univer- 


sity of  Missouri  at  Columbia,  Missouri.  Was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missouri  in  1907,  in 
which  year  he  removed  to  Portland,  Oregon, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  when 
*  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  of  Phi 
Delta  Theta  Fraternity.  Democrat. 

JOHN  WESLEY  BELL. 

Residence,  186 
Chapman  street; 
office,  506  Worces- 
ter building,  Port- 
land. Born  June 
16,  1849,  at  Rip- 
ley,  Ohio.  Son  of 
Nathaniel  Finch 
and'  Nancy  Ann 
(Reynolds)'  Bell. 
Married  October 
23,  1878,  to  Alice 
M.  Hungerford. 
Educated  in  the 
public  schools  at 
Ripley,  Ohio.  Ad 
mitted  to  the  bar 
at  Mansfield, 
Ohio,  in  Januarj', 
1871,  and  to  the 

United  States  Court,  Northern  District  of 
Ohio,  in  1878,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Came  to 
Portland,  Oregon,  in  1893.  Was  elected 
Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Portland  District 
in  1908.  Member  Republican  Club  and  Union 
Republican  Club  of  Portland,  Oregon.  Re 
publican. 

WELLS  ADAIR  BELL. 


Residence,  The  Dalles,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  April  22,  1872,  at  Corvallis,  Benton 
County,  Oregon.  Son  of  Matthew  Henry  and 


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Elizabeth  Cole  (Wells)  Bell.  Married  Aug- 
ust, 1905,  to  Effa  D.  Vanderpool.  Early  edu- 
cation received  at  the  public  schools  of  Cor- 
vallis  until  1884  and  at  Prineville  public 
schools  until  1888.  Attended  Monmouth  Col- 
lege, Monmouth,  Illinois,  1889  and  1890,  and 
the  University  of  Oregon  Law  Department 
1891-1894,  graduating  with  degree  of  LL.B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  May,  1894.  Opened 
offices  at  Prineville,  Oregon,  June  6,  1894,  and 
practiced  there  continuously  until  January  1, 
1910,  when  he  removed  ,to  The  Dalles  and 
became  associated  with  Frank  Menefee.  He 
still  runs  an  office  at  Prineville,  through  an 
assistant.  Deputy  District  Attorney  1894  to 
1910,  Seventh  Judicial  District.  Judge  of 
Crook  County,  Oregon,  1904  to  1908.  Chair- 
man Republican  County  Central  Committee 
Crook  County;  delegate  to  State  and  Con- 
gressional conventions  April,  1904.  Republi- 
can. 

FRANK  S.  BENNETT. 

Residence,  1150  Rodney  avenue;  office,  518- 
520  Lumbermens  building,  Portland.  Born 
July  29,  1875,  in  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  of 
Alexander  W.  and  Jane  (Murdoch)  Bennett. 
Married  September  8,  1903,  to  Eva  Gertrude 
Taylor.  Received  early  education  in  Port- 
land public  schools  and  graduated  in  1892 
from  the  Portland  High  School.  Entered  the 
University  of  Oregon  Law  Department  and 
graduated  wkh  the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1906. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  1906.  As- 
sociated with  the  firm  of  Williams,  Wood  & 
Linthicum  1893  to  1900,  Appointed  Clerk 
Justice  Court,  Portland  District,  1900-1902. 
Became  member  of  the  firm  of  Wilkins  & 
Bennett  1902  -to  1906,  and  upon  dissolution 
of  that  firm  became  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Bennett  &  Tazwell,  November  1,  1907, 
which  partnership  continues  to  date.  Member 
O.  N.  G.  1892  to  1903.  Retired  as  Major  and 
Brigade  Quartermaster  on  staff  of  General 
Charles  H.  Beebe.  Elected  Councilman 
Eighth  Ward,  Portland,  1905  and  re-elected  in 
1907.  Elected  Municipal  Judge  June,  1909, 
and  continues  so  to  date.  Republican. 

JOSEPH    WILLIAM   BENNETT. 

Residence  and  office,  Marshfield,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Bandon,  Cork  County,  Ireland,  April 
21,  1855.  Son  of  George  and  Catherine  Scott 
Ann  (Harrison)  Bennett.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  1873.  Married  to  Mary  Grace  Bennett 
1879.  Educated  at  Dr.  Brown's  School,  Dev- 
onshire Square,  Bandon,  Cork  County,  Ire- 
land. Admitted  to  bar  1880  at  Salem,  Ore- 
gon. President  Coos  County  Bar  Association. 
Mason  and  K.  of  P.  Republican. 

THOMAS   TANKERVILLE   BENNETT. 

Residence,  Marshfield,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  July  7,  1886,  at  Marshfield,  Oregon.  Son 
of  Joseph  William  Bennett  and  Mary  Grace 
(Bennett)  Bennett.  Attended  the  public  and 
high  schools  of  Marshfield,  Oregon.  Gradu- 
ated from  there  June,  1903,  and  then  en- 


tered the  Belmont  School  at  Belmont,  Cali- 
fornia, and  graduated  from  there  in  1904. 
Entered  the  Law  Department  of  Stanford 
University,  graduating  there  in  May,  1909, 
with  degree  A.B.  Then  entered  the  office  of 
his  father,  J.  W.  Bennett,  and  studied  law 
with  ihim  until  January,  1910,  when  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  him,  which  exists 
to  date.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  Oc- 
tober 9,  1909.  Member  of  the  Masonic  Fra- 
ternity. 

WILLIAM    CHARLES    BENBOW. 

Residence,  1075 
Corbett  street;  of- 
fice, 613  McKay 
building,  Port- 
land.  Born  April 
19,  1863,  at  Amo, 
Hendricks  County, 
Indiana.  Son  of 
William  Stanley 
and  Jemima  (Bee- 
son)  B  e  n  b  o  w  . 
Married  Septem- 
ber, 1887,  to  An- 
nette Brinkerhoff. 
Educated  at  the 
Indiana  State 
Normal  School  at 
Terre  Haute,  Indi- 
ana. Graduated 
from  the  Michi- 
gan Law  School  in  1890,  having  previously 
attended  the  University  of  Michigan.  For 
several  terms  he  taught  school.  In  1890  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois— .the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Windom,  Minnesota.  Was  Prosecuting 
Attorney  for  one  term  for  Cottonwood  County, 
Minn.  Practiced  law  from  1890  to  1906  at 
Windom,  Minn.,  when  he  removed  to  Oregon. 
Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon. 
Was  appointed  Deputy  City  Attorney  of  Port- 
land, Oregon,  in  March,  1909.  Republican. 

FRANK  W.   BENSON. 

Residence,  Roseburg,  Oregon;  office,  the 
State  Capitol,  Salem,  Oregon.  Born  March 
20,  1858,  in  Santa  Clara  County,  California. 
Son  of  Henry  Clark  and  Matilda  M.  (Wil- 
liamson) Benson.  Married  November  4, 
1883,  to  Harriet  R.  Benjamin.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1864  and  received  his  early  education 
at  the  public  schools  of  California  and  later 
at  the  Portland  Academy,  Portland.  At- 
tended the  University  of  the  Pacific,  San 
Jose,  California,  receiving  degree  of  A.B.  in 
1877  and  the  degree  of  A.M.  in  1882.  In 
1880  came  to  Roseburg  where  for  a  period 
of  three  years  he  taught  school  and  in  1882 
while  teaching  was  elected  school  superin- 
tendent, which  office  he  held  for  four  years. 
Clerk  in  Land  Office  1884  to  1886;  1886  to 
1888  President  of  Drain  Normal  School.  Dep- 
uty County  Clerk  of  Douglas  County  and  in 
1892  elected  County  Clerk,  which  office  he 
held  until  1896.  Assistant  to  Judge  Hamil- 


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ton  1897-8  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
the  State  of  Oregon  in  the  latter  year.  Has 
since  practiced  his  profession  alone.  Secre- 
tary of  State  1907  to  date  and  Governor 


State  of  Oregon  March  1,  1909,  to  date.  Re 
ceived  honorary  degree  of  LL.B.  from  Wil- 
lamette University  in  1909.  Member  of 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  Artisans,  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  W.  O.  W. 
Fraternities.  Member  Illihee  Club  of  Salem. 
Republican. 

HENRY  LAMDIN  BENSON. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Klamath  Falls,  Ore- 
gon. Born  in  Stockton,  California,  July  6, 
1854.  Son  of  Henry  Clark  and  Matilda  M. 
(Williamson)  Benson.  Married  to  Susie  E. 
Dougharty  1876.  Attended  Portland  Acad- 
emy, Portland,  Oregon;  University  of  the 
Pacific,  San  Jose,  California,  graduating  in 
1873  with  degree  of  B.A.,  later  receiving  de- 
grees A.M.  and  L.D.  Read  law  in  office  of 
George  F.  Baker,  San  Francisco,  and  Judge 
Herrington  of  San  Jose.  Admitted  to  the 
California  bar  in  1878  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  law  in  partnership  with  W.  G. 
Lorigan  in  San  Jose,  which  continued  until 
1880,  when  he  came  to  Oregon.  Principal 
of  the  Drain  Normal  School  in  Douglas 
County,  Oregon,  and  of  public  and  high 
school  at  Grants  Pass,  Oregon.  Admitted  to 
the  Oregon  bar  at  Salem  in  1886,  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  Grants  Pass  in 
1891.  1892  to  1896,  District  Attorney  of  Jo- 
sephine, Jackson,  Klamath  and  Lake  coun- 
ties. Elected  member  of  Legislature  in  1896; 
made  Speaker  of  the  House,  1897.  Elected 
Circuit  Judge  of  the  four  counties  in  1898; 
re-elected  1904;  in  1908  resigned  to  go  into 
partnership  with  C.  F.  Stone  at  Klamath 
Falls.  Member  B.  P.  O.  E.,  A.  O.  U.  W.  and 
Masonic  Fraternity.  Republican. 


ALEXANDER  BERNSTEIN. 

Residence,  776  Overton  street;  office,  836 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born  Octo- 
ber 10,  1858,  at  Kingston,  Ulster  County,  New 
York.  Son  of  Isaac  and  Henrietta  (Alexan- 
der) Bernstein.  Married  November  20,  1887, 
to  Salome  Solis  Cohen.  Educated  at  the 
Kingston  and  New  York  City  public  schools, 
the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1878  with  the  degree 
of  A.B.  Entered  Law  Department  of  Co- 
lumbia College  and  graduated  from  same  in 
1880  with  LL.B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  New  York  May  14,  1880,  at  Ithaca, 
New  York;  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
State  of  New  York  and  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  State  of  Colorado  the  same  year,  and 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  1883,  in 
which  year  he  was  also  admitted  to  the  Dis- 
trict and  Circuit  United  States  Courts  and 
afterwards  to  the  United  States  Circuit  Court 
of  Appeals  for  the  Ninth  District  of  Oregon. 
Member  of  Concordia  Club,  director  of  Port- 
.  land  Commercial  Club.  Republican. 

HENRY  JOHNSTON  BIGGER. 
Residence,  441 
East  Fifteenth 
street,  North;  of 
fice,  404-405  Ger- 
liuger  bull  ding, 
Portland.  Born, 
June  5,  1848,  at 
Dayton,  Ohio.  Son 
of  James  and  Ev- 
aline  (Hamill) 
Bigger.  Married, 
October  10,  1881, 
to  Sallie  P.  Pears. 
Graduated  in 
June,  1872,  from 
Monmouth  C  o  1  - 
lege,  Illinois,  with 
the  degree  of  B.A. 
Was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Penn- 
sylvania in  October,  1875,  and  practiced  in 
Allegheny  County,  Pa.,  until  December,  1891. 
Removed  to  Oregon  in  1892  in  which  year  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of 
Oregon,  and  practiced  his  profession  in 
Marion  County,  Oregon,  until  May,  1907, 
when  he  removed  to  Multnomah  County, 
since  when  he  has  practiced  his  profession  in 
Portland,  being  at  present  associated  with 
George  W.  Wilson,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Bigger  &  Wilson.  Republican. 

DALTON   BIGGS. 

Residence  and  office,  Ontario,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Louisiana,  Missouri,  December  18, 
1874.  Son  of  James  D.  and  Lucy  C.  (Hatch) 
Biggs.  Married  Phebe  Lawry  December  28, 
1899.  Attended  public  school  in  Kirkwood, 
Mo.,  1883;  McCune  College,  private  school, 
Louisiana,  Mo.,  1883-87;  public  school,  Bow- 
ling Green,  Mo  .  1888;  Pike  College,  Bowling 


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Green,  Mo.,  1889-92.  Bead  law  in  office  of 
George  W.  Emerson,  Bowling  Green,  Mo., 
1894-96.  Admitted  to  bar  in  Missouri  June, 


1897;  January,  1898,  formed  partnership  with 
George  W.  Emerson,  which  continued  until 
1900.  Came  to  Burns,  Oregon,  September  17, 
1900;  formed  partnership  with  J.  W.  Biggs, 
which  continued  until  1906.  Admitted  to 
bar  in  Oregon  May,  1901.  Moved  to  Ontario, 
Oregon,  1906,  continuing  practice  of  law  to 
date.  Deputy  Prosecuting  Attorney,  Pike 
County,  Mo.,  1898-1900.  Member  of  Masonic 
and  K.  of  P.  Fraternities.  Democrat. 

GEORGE  G.  BINGHAM. 

Residence  1116  Michigan  street;  office, 
Bush  Bank  building,  Salem,  Ore.  Born  No- 
vember 25,  1855.  Son  of  William  H.  and 
Maria  (Kentner)  Bingham.  Married  Novem- 
ber 6,  1882,  to  Willie  E.  Harris.  Received 
LL.  B.  Degree  from  University  of  Michigan 
in  1880.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1872.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1880.  Was  with 
James  McCain  at  Lafayette,  Ore.,  one  year, 
then  removed  to  McMinnville  and  practiced 
alone  until  1885,  when  he  removed  to  Salem 
and  formed  partnership  with  Judge  Ramsey, 
under  the  firm  name  Ramsey  &  Bingham, 
w.hich  existed  until  1887.  Then  practiced 
alone  until  1890,  when  he  was  elected  Dis- 
trict Attorney  for  Third  Judicial  District. 
Same  year  formed  partnership  with  P.  H. 
D'Arcy,  which  partnership  continued  for 
four  years,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced 
alone.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
United  States  February  23,  1910.  Member 
Masonic  and  B.  P.  0.  E.  Fraternities.  Re- 
publican. 

WILLIAM    RALEIGH    BILYEU. 

Residence,  Albany,  Oregon;  office,  403 
Wright  building,  Albany,  Oregon.  Born  in 


Miller  County,  Missouri,  March  19,  1847. 
Son  of  Joseph  and  Anna  (Osborn)  Bilyeu. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1862.  Married  Mary  E. 
Goldson  June  3,  1882.  Attended  the  public 
schools  of  Washington  County,  Mo.,  and 
Tualatin  Academy.  Graduated  from  Pacific 
University  June  3,  1873,  with  degree  of  B.S. 


Admitted  to  b'ar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  December 
14,  1876.  Member  of  Oregon  State  Senate 
1878  to  1886,  from  Linn  County,  and  of  the 
House  of  Representatives,  1903-1904.  Mem- 
ber Masonic,  K.  of  P.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  Fra- 
ternities. Democrat. 

OZRO    SETH    BLANCHARD. 

Residence  801  Lawnridge  avenue;  office, 
Tuffs  building,  Grants  Pass,  Ore.  Born  in 
Erie,  Penn.,  May  11,  1876.  Son  of  E.  A.  and 
Elizabeth  (Stapf)  Blanchard.  Married  to 
Irma  Linkey  July  18,  1906.  Received  com- 
mon school  education  in  Council  Bluffs,  la, 
graduating  from  high  school  in  1895.  Studied 
law,  summer  1895,  with  Colonel  D.  B.  Dailey. 
Entered  law  school  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  1895, 
graduating  1898  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted ito  the  bar  in  Iowa,  October,  1898, 
practicing  in  Council  Bluffs  until  June,  1905. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1905,  continuing  practice 
here  to  date.  Secretary  of  Oregon  Irriga- 
tion Association,  1906-1907.  Director  Grants 
Pass  Commercial  Club.  Member  A.  F.  &  A. 
M.  and  W.  O.  W.  Fraternities.  Republican. 

SOL  BLOOM. 

Residence  628  Flanders  street;  office  635 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland, 
Ore.  Born  May  1,  1873,  in  Portland,  Or. 
Son  of  Jacob  and  Anna  (Wise)  Bloom.  Ed- 
ucated at  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Portland,  and  graduated  from  the  University 


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of  Oregon  in  1896  with  LL.  B.  Degree.  Read 
law  in  the  office  of  Stott,  Boise  &  Stout,  of 
Portland.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1896, 
and  immediately  began  the  practice  of  his 
profession  alone.  Member  Masonic  Frater 
nity.  Republican. 

OLIVER  CARTER  BOGGS. 


Residence,  Medford,  Oregon.'  Office,  Miles 
building,  128  E.  Main  street.  Born  Douglas 
County,  Illinois,  February  15,  1876.  Son  of 
Benjamin  F.  and  Mary  J.  (Armstrong)  Boggs. 
Married  to  E.  W.  Woodin,  June  25,  1902.  At- 
tended Urbana,  Illinois,  public  schools,  pre- 
paratory department  of  the  University  of 
Illinois.  Graduated  from  the  University  of 
Illinois,  at  Urbana,  Illinois,  1902,  taking  the 
degrees  of  A.  B.  and  LL.  B.  Represented  the 
University  of  Illinois  in  annual  debate  with 
the  University  of  Indiana,  1902.  University 
of  Illinois  track  team,  1894.  Admitted  to 
practice  law  in  Illinois,  1902;  California, 
1902;  Oregon,  1908.  Deputy  District  Attor- 
ney in  Jackson  County,  Oregon,  March  term, 
1909.  Masonic,  B.  P.'  O.  E.,  Royal  Arcanum 
and  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  Fraternities.  Re- 
publican. 

WHITNEY  LYON  BOISE. 
Residence  591  Hawthorne  avenue;  Office 
308-9  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Port- 
land, Ore.  Born  November  6,  1862,  at  Salem, 
Ore.  Son  of  Reuben  Patrick  and  Ellen  Fran- 
ces (Lyon)  Boise.  Married  July  3,  1900,  to 
Louise  H.  Hawthorne.  Received  his  earliest 
education  at  a  log  schoolhouse  at  Ellendale, 
Polk  County,  Oregon.  Later  attended  La 
Creole  Academy  at  Dallas,  Ore.,  the  Willam- 
ette University,  at  Salem,  Ore.,  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1880,  with  B.  S.  degree.  Read  law  with 
Judge  R.  P.  Boise,  of  Salem  and  later  with 


Judge  Raleigh  Stott,  of  Portland.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  1885.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Portland,  in 
partnership  with  Judge  Stott  and  Sam  Stott, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Stott,  Boise  &  Stott, 
which  firm  continued  three  years,  when  the 
firm  of  Stott,  Waldo,  Smith,  Stott  &  Boise 
was  formed,  consisting  of  Judge  R.  Stott. 
J.  B.  WTaklo,  Seneca  Smith,  Sam  Stott  and 
W.  L.  Boise.  This  firm  continued  until  1891, 
when  the  firm  again  became  Stott,  Boise  & 
Stott,  continuing  so  until  1896,  when  Sam 
Stott  retired  and  George  C.  Stout  entered, 
the  firm  name  then  being  Stott,  Boise  &  Stout. 
In  1900  Mr.  Boise  left  this  firm  and  has  since 
practiced  alone.  Member  Republican  Central 
Committee  1890  to  1894;  Chairman  Republican 
State  Central  Committee  1892  to  1894;  Chair- 
man Republican  County  Committee  1904  to 
1906;  member  Executive  Board  of  Portland, 
under  Mayor  Williams,  1903-1905;  member 
Arlington,  Commercial  and  Meadow  Lake 


Clubs,  of  Portland.  Was  member  of  commit- 
tee sent  by  the  Lewis  and  Clark  Exposition 
Coinpany  to  Washington  to  get  appropriation 
from  Congress,  the  committee  consisting  of 
Hon.  H.  W.  Scott,  Jefferson  Myers  and  Mr. 
Boise.  Mr.  Boise  returned  to  Washington  the 
second  time,  with  Oscar  Huber,  and  was  suc- 
cessful in  securing  the  appropriation.  Mem- 
ber for  four  years  Company  K,  old  Oregon 
State  Militia,  and  upon  the  organization  of 
Oregon  National  Guard,  served  one  year  in 
that.  Organizer  of  the  East  Side  Civic  Im- 
provement Clubs,  and  was  first  president  of 
the  United  East  Side  Improvement  Associa- 
tions, consisting  of  30  civic  organizations  on 
the  east  side  of  the  river.  Was  one  of  the 
organizers  of  the  Portland  Commercial  Club, 
and  was  at  one  time  president  of  that  body. 
Republican. 


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J.  F.  BOOTHS. 

Residence  Commercial  Club;  office  714 
Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland,  Ore.  Born 
May  6,  1857,  in  Silverton,  Ore.  Son  of  A.  H. 
and  Ann  (Hall)  Boothe.  Married  March  26, 
1879,  to  Mary  Caroline  Kent.  Eeceived  his 
education  at  the  Whitman  Seminary,  Walla 
Walla,  Wash.,  leaving  that  institution  in 
1876.  First  studied  law  under  Eichard  H. 
Ormsbee,  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
Washington  Territory  in  1886.  Attended  the 
State  University  of  Oregon  Law  School,  grad- 
uating with  the  class  of  1888,  and  received 
degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  was  admitted  to  prac- 
tice upon  examination  by  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Oregon,  in  October  of  that  year.  In  1907 
served  an  unexpired  term  in  the  City  Council 
of  Portland.  Republican. 

HOSEA    THOMPSON    BOTTS. 

Residence  Tillamook,  Ore.;  office,  same. 
Born  June  8,  1873,  at  Novelty,  Knox  County, 
Missouri.  Son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary  Casey 
(Mitchell)  Botts.  Married  December  17. 
1896,  to  Maud  Bryant.  Attended  the  coun 


try  schools  in  Missouri  until  1886.  Attendee? 
Oaklawn  College,  Novelty,  Mo.,  from  1887 
until  1890.  Took  law  course  at  Missouri 
State  University,  graduating  in  1893  with 
the  degree  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Missouri,  June  8,  1894.  Opened  office  ii> 
Edina,  Mo.,  in  the  fall  of  1895,  and  practice,-' 
there  until  his  removal  to  Tillamook  in  190.1, 
where  he  practiced  alone  until  1904,  when 
he  formed  a  partnership  with  B.  L.  Eddy 
This  partnership  lasted  one  year,  when  Mr 
Eddy  moved  from  Tillamook,  and  since  that 
time  he  has  practiced  alone.  Vice-president 
Tillamook  County  Bank  and  treasurer  of 


Tillamook  Lumber  Manufacturing  Company; 
Mayor  of  Tillamook  City  in  1906  and  1907; 
member  School  Board  since  1905;  Chairman 
Republican  County  Committee  since  1906; 
Deputy  District  Attorney  1903-4,  and  1910; 
president  Port  of  Tillamook  Commission; 
Worthy  Grand  Patron  O.  E.  S.  of  Oregon, 
1909-1910.  Republican. 

JONATHAN  BOURNE,  JR. 

Residence  331  Seventh  street,  Portland; 
office  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Port- 
land, and  Washington,  D.  C.  Born  February 
23,  1855,  at  New  Bedford,  Mass.  Son  of  Jon- 
athan Bourne.  Received  his  legal  education 
at  Harvard  University,  graduating  in  the  class 
of  1877.  He  left  college  to  go  to  sea;  was 
shipwrecked  off  the  coast  of  Formosa,  picked 
up  and  taken  to  Portland,  Ore.,  where  he  has 
since  resided.  Studied  law  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state.  Was  elected  United 
States  Senator  from  Oregon  in  1906. 

JOSEPH    BENNITT    EDDIS    BOURNE. 

Residence,  Rainier,  Ore.;  office,  Harrison 
street,  same.  Born  May  26,  1858,  at  Dudley, 
Worcestershire,  England.  Son  of  James  Samuel 
and  Ellen  Grace  (Yates)  Bourne.  Educated  in 
private  school  until  fourteen  years  of  age; 
then  attended  Shrewsbury  School,  in  England. 


Attended  law  school  in  London,  Cavalry 
School  at  Aldershot,  England,  obtaining 
Field  Officer's  Certificate  in  1883.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  London,  England,  in  April, 
1881,  obtaining  Supreme  Court  certificate  of 
this  date.  Practiced  law  in  Dudley,  England, 
until  1886,  then  he  came  to  Oregon  in  fall  of 
1886.  Applied  for  admission  to  Oregon  bar 
in  1905,  obtaining  certificate  of  admission 
dated  October -12  of  that  year.  First  Lieu- 


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tenant  First  Warwickshire  Rifle  Volunteers 
in  1876;  Lieutenant  in  Queen's  Own  Worces- 
tershire Yeomanry  Cavalry  in  1882,  and  Cap- 
tain of  same  in  1883.  Municipal  Judge  in 
Rainier  1909-1910.  Member  K.  of  P.  Fra- 
ternity; past  member  of  Junior  Army  and 
Navy  Club,  London,  England.  Republican. 

JOHN  QUINCY  ADAMS  BOWLBY. 

Residence,  Astoria,  Ore.  Office  Odd  Fel- 
lows' building.  Born  August  30,  1843,  in 
New  York  City.  Son  of  Weson  and  Sarah 
Elizabeth  (Jones)  Bowlby.  Married  in  1876 
to  Georgianna  Brown.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
1852,  at  the  age  of  nine  years.  Educa-ted  at 
Pacific  University,  Forest  Grove,  Ore.,  grad- 
uating in  1867  with  A.  B.  degree.  Studied 
law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Upton,  of  Portland, 
moving  to  Astoria  in  1868.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Oregon  in  December,  1874.  Judge  of 
Clatsop  County  from  1874  to  1882.  Member 
of  Masonic,  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  A.  O.  U.  W.  Fra- 
ternities. Republican. 

BENTON  BOWMAN. 

Residence  Hills- 
boro,  Ore.;  office 
same.  Born  Jan- 
uary 11,  1859,  in 
Crawford  County, 
Illinois.  S  o  n  o  f 
David  and  Ange- 
1  i  n  e  (Bowman) 
Bowman.  Married 
July  4,  1882,  to 
M a  1  i  n  d  a  Sack- 
rider.  Received  his 
early  education  at 
the  public  schools 
of  Illinois,  at 
Union  Christian 
College,  M  e  r  o  m, 
Ind.;  at  the  Cen- 
tral Normal  Col- 
lege, Danville, 

Ind.;  at  Northern  Indiana  Normal  School,  Val- 
paraiso, Ind.,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
March,  1888.  Read  law  in  office  of  Parker  & 
Crowley,  of  Ribinson,  111.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Illinois  August  22,  1892;  came  to  Ore- 
gon in  October  of  that  year,  and  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  January,  1903.  Has 
since  engaged  in  a  general  law  practice  at 
Hillsboro,  having  been  associated  with  W.  D. 
Smith  from  1895  to  1900,  and  the  rest  of  the 
time  alone.  In  1899  admitted  to  practice  in 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  the  United 
States.  As  City  Recorder  for  Hillsboro,  served 
for  six  years;  following  this  served  two  years 
as  City  Attorney.  Elected  December,  1909, 
City  Recorder  of  Hillsboro.  Chairman  Re- 
publican County  Central  Committee  1902-4. 
Sefved  four  terms  as  house  stenographer  in 
State  Legislature;  was  chief  of  this  depart- 
ment the  last  two  terms.  Member  Maccabee, 
I.  O.  O.  F.  Fraternities.  Associated  member 
Republican  Club  of  Portland.  Republican. 


WILLIAM  LEWIS  BRADSHAW. 

Residence  and  office  The  Dalles,  Ore.  Born 
September  28,  1858,  at  Unionville,  Putnam 
County,  Missouri.  Son  of  Edward  Clinton 
and  Elizabeth  (Lindsey)  Bradshaw.  Married 
June  25,  1902,  to  Agnes  L.  Cooke.  Educated 
at  the  common  schools  of  Lafayette,  Ore.,  hav- 
ing come  to  this  state  at  an  early  age  with 
his  parents.  Later  attended  the  Oregon  Ag 
ricultural  College  at  Corvallis,  and  the  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  Law  School,  graduating  from  that 
institution  in  1881,  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in 
1881.  Practiced  law  in  Yamhill  County  until 
1889,  when  he  removed  to  The  Dalles  and  prac- 
ticed his  profession  until  May,  1891,  when 
he  was  appointed  Judge  of  Seventh  Judicial 
District  of  Oregon,  and  has  served  ever  since. 
Member  K.  of  P.,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  W.  O.  W., 
Artisans  Fraternities,  and  The  Dalles  Com- 
mercial Club.  Democrat. 

GEORGE  ALEXANDER  BRODIE. 

Residence,  East 
51st  and  Powell 
streets;  office,  521- 
525  Chamber  of 
Commerce  build 
ing,  Portland. 
Born  September 
11,  1854,  in  Pu- 
laski  County,  Ar- 
kansas. Son  of 
George  and  Emily 
(Kirkwood) 
Brodie.  Married 
October  25,  1882, 
to  Georgia  S.  Car- 
penter at  Port- 
land, Oregon. 
Studied  at  home 
and  in  private 
schools  until  rthe 

age  of  13,  then  went  to  Fort  Edward  College 
Institute,  Fort  Edward,  New  York,  for  two 
years  and  afterwards  to  Washington  &  Lee 
University  at  Lexington,  Virginia,  for  four 
years.  Later  attended  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Law  School  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
two  years,  graduating  in  1878,  in  which 
year  he  came  to  Oregon.  Was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Arkansas  in  1876 
and  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1882.  Is  at 
present  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Murphy, 
Brodie  &  Swett.  Was  appointed  Examiner 
in  Chancery  of  the  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  the  United  States  in  1896  and  still  occu- 
pies that  position.  Democrat. 

WILLIAM   LEWIS    BREWSTER. 

Residence  808  Lovejoy  street;  office  402 
Failing  building,  Portland,  Ore.  Born  August 
2",  1866,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Son  of  Charles 
O.  and  Mary  Draper  (Lewis)  Brewster.  Mar- 
ried June  19,  1896,  to  Elizabeth  F.  Conner. 
Early  education  received  at  Brookfield,  Mass., 
public  schools.  Attended  the  Wesleyan  Uni- 


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versity  from  1883  to  1885;  Amherst  College 
from  1886  to  1888,  and  Columbia  University 
from  1888  to  1891,  graduating  from  that  insti- 
tution with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  the  State  of  New  York  at  New 
York  City  in  June,  1891,  immediately  after- 
ward removing  to  Oregon  and  being  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  October  of  the  same 
year. 

GEORGE  FREDERICK  BRICE. 

Residence  861  East  Main  street;  office  403-7 
Corbett  building,  Portland,  Ore.  Born  March 
6,  1881,  in  Arcadia,  Wis.  Son  of  William  O. 
and  Rosetta  (Rand)  Brice.  Married  July  20, 
1904,  to  Iva  M.  Hodges.  Received  his  early 
education  at  the  grammar  school  in  Arcadia, 
Wis.,  and  later  the  grammar  school  at  Van- 
couver, Wash.;  moved  to  Oregon  and  took  a 
business  course  at  the  Portland  Business  Col- 
lege; completed  his  legal  education  by  three 
years  in  the  law  office  of  Edward  Mendenhall. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Salem,  Ore., 
October  7,  1903;  has  continued  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  to  date.  Repub- 
lican. 

EDWARD  D.  BRIGGS. 

Residence  and  office,  Ashland,  Oregon.  Born 
in  Schoharie  County,  New  York,  July  19,  1854. 
Son  of  Andrew  S.  and  Jane  (Tingue)  Briggs. 
Married  to  Nellie  St.  John  July  1,  1880.  At- 
tended common  school,  Franklinton,  New 
York;  Starkey  Seminary,  1872-1874;  Cook 
Academy,  Havana,  New  York,  1874-75.  Prin- 
cipal of  public  schools  at  Havana,  New  York, 
reading  law  while  teaching.  Read  law  with 
Judge  William  C.  Lamont  at  Cobleskill,  New 
York,  1876-77.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Win- 
dom,  Minn.,  July,  1878,  practicing  law  at 
Heron  Lake,  Minn.,  1878  to  1885,  and  at 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,  1885-1890.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon November,  1890,  and  has  practiced  in 
Ashland,  Oregon,  to  date.  County  Attorney, 
Jackson  County,  Minn.,  1879-80.  Member  of 
Legislature,  1901  to  1903.  Member  of  Ma- 
sonic and  B.  P.  O.  E.  Fraternities.  Republi- 
can. 

JERRY  ENGLAND  BRONAUGH. 

Residence,  32nd  street;  office,  603  Fenton 
building,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born  December 
4,  1869,  at  Devalls  Bluff,  Arkansas.  Son  of 
William  J.  and  Margaret  (Mulheron)  Bro- 
naugh.  Attended  the  high  school  at  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas,  and  the  State  University  of 
Arkansas  at  Fayetteville  for  one  year; 
later  attended  the  University  of  Ore- 
gon for  five  years;  graduated  in  the  A.  B. 
course,  1892,  and  University  of  Oregon  Law 
School  in  1894.  Studied  Washington  Law,  in 
the  office  of  Cyrus  Happy,  Spokane,  Washing- 
ton, and  practiced  law  in  that  city  for  five 
years;  in  1890  he  continued  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  partnership  with  E. 
C.  Bronaugh,  under  the  firm  name  of  Bro- 
naugh  &  Bronaugh,  which  firm  was  dissolved 
upon  the  accession  of  E.  C.  Bronaugh  to  the 
Circuit  Bench  of  Multnomah  County  in  1908. 
Republican. 


EARL  C.  BRONAUGH. 

Residence,  965  Front  street;  office,  Court 
House,  Portland.  Born  February  26,  1866,  in 
Cross  County,  Arkansas.  Son  of  Earl  C.  and 
Araminta  (Payne)  Bronaugh.  Married  June 
14,  1888,  to  Grace  L.  Huggins,  of  San  Jose, 


California.  Removed  to  Oregon  in  1868  and 
received  his  education  at  the  public  schools 
and  high  school  of  Portland,  Oregon;  the  Pa- 
cific University,  San  Jose,  CaL,  (receiving  the 
degree  of  A.B.  in  1888  and  of  A.M.  in  1891). 
Entered  the  Law  Department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Oregon,  graduating  from  the  same  in 
1890  with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  June,  1890. 
Member  of  Council  of  the  City  of  Portland 
1900-1902.  Charter  Commissioner  1902.  Ap- 
pointed Circuit  Judge  December,  1907,  and 
re-elected  in  June,  1908.  Judge  of  Juvenile 
Court.  Member  of  Arlington  Club  and  Port- 
land Commercial  Club.  Republican. 

WILLIAM   HENRY   BROOKE. 

Residence,  Ontario,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  May  26,  1880,  at  Brighton,  Wisconsin. 
Son  of  James  and  Charity  (Gulick)  Brooke. 
Attended  schools  at  Brighton,  Wis.,  graduat- 
ing therefrom  in  June,  1896.  Entered  Roch- 
ester Academy,  Rochester,  Wis.,  1896  and 
graduated  in  1899.  Taught  school  near  Bur- 
lington, Wis.,  1899-1900,  and  attended  Col- 
lege of  Commerce  at  Kenosha/,  Wis.,  1900-01. 
Entered  Law  Department  of  the  University 
of  Wisconsin  in  the  fall  of  1901  and  gradu- 
ated in  1904  with  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws. 
Was  admitted  to  Supreme  Court  and  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts,  of  Wis- 
consin in  June,  1904.  Came  to  Oregon  in  the 
fall  of  that  year  and  was  admitted  tempo- 
rarily to  practice,  on  his  certificate.  Ad- 


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mission  was  confirmed  in  1905.  Admitted  to 
United  States  District  and  Circuit  Courts  of 
Oregon  in  1907.  Formed  partnership  with 
Will  E.  King,  under  firm  name  of  King  & 
Brooke,  which  was  dissolved  in  1907.  Almost 
immediately  entered  into  partnership  with  F. 
M.  Saxton,  under  firm  name  of  Brooke  &  Sax 
ton,  which  lasted  until  May,  1909.  Practice  1 
alone  for  six  months  and  then  entered  into 


term  as  District  Attorney  does  not  expire 
until  January,  1913.  January  1,  1910,  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  B.  L.  Eddy,  where 


partnership  with  V.  W.  Tomlinson  under  firm 
name  of  Brooke  &  Tomlinson,  which  contin- 
ues to  date.  Member  of  Oregon  Legislature 
in  1908;  Chairman  of  Irrigation  and  Member 
of  Judiciary  and  Mining  Committees  in  1909 
session.  Member  Masonic,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  K.  of 
P.,  W.  O.  W.  and  F.  O.  E.  Fraternities. 
Republican. 

GEORGE  M.  BROWN. 

Residence,  Roseburg,  Oregon;  office,  Ma- 
sonic Temple  building,  same.  Born  in  Douglas 
County,  near  Roseburg,  May  5,  1864;  son  of 
Thomas  and  Sarah  (Fleet)  Brown.  November 
8,  1895,  married  Miss  Bertha  A.  Bellows. 
Early  education  received  in  the  rural  school, 
later  attending  the  Umpqua  Academy  at  Wil- 
bur, graduating  from  the  same  in  1883;  en- 
tering the  Willamette  University  at  Salem, 
graduating  in  1885,  with  degree  B.S.  He 
began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
J.  C.  Fullerton;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ore- 
gon October,  1891.  Elected  District  Attor- 
nejr,  Second  Judicial  District  in  1894,  serv- 
ing until  1896,  and  re-elected  to  represent 
the  same  district  in  1898,  and  served 
continuously  since.  This  district  then 
comprised  Lane,  Benton,  Curry,  Douglas, 
Lincoln  and  Coos  counties;  in  1907  the  State 
Legislature  changed  the  district  to  comprise 
Douglas,  Lincoln  and  Curry  counties.  His 


they  follow  a  general  practice  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  P.  B. 
O.  E.,  W.  O.  W.,  Workmen,  Modern  Wood- 
men Fraternities,  and  Commercial  Club  of 
Roseburg.  Republican. 

LOTT  D.   BROWN. 


Residence,  Dallas,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  March  31,  1882.  at  Dallas,  Oregon.  Son 
of  Henry  Monroe  and  Flora  Edna  (Plummerj 


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Brown.  Married  June  1L>,  ]907,  to  Leta  W. 
McKim.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  at 
Dallas,  graduating  from  the  high  school  in 
1896  and  from  the  Portland  Business  College 
in  1903.  Bead  law  with  Hon.  J.  N.  Hart  at 
Dallas,  and  with  Butcher,  Clifford  &  Correll 
at  Baker  City,  Oregon.  Admitted  to  practice 
at  Pendle-ton  in  November,  1905.  Opened  an 
office  for  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Dallas  in  June,  1906,  and  has  been  practicing 
there  ever  since.  Elected  City  Auditor  and 
Police  Judge  of  Dallas  in  April,  1907.  Served 
as  Lieutenant  of  Company  H,  Fourth  Regi 
ment,  Infantry,  located  at  Dallas.  Democrat 

THOMAS  BROWN. 

Eesidence,  935 
Oak  street;  office, 
United  States  Na- 
tional Bank  build- 
ing, Salem.  Born 
January  2,  1866, 
in  Ontario,  Can- 
ada. Son  of  Wil- 
1  i  a  in  and  Bee 
(Morrow)  Brown. 
Married  in  1898 
to  Claribel  Reave- 
ley.  Attended  pub 
lie  schools  of 
Brantford,  Can- 
ada, and  the  Col- 
legiate Institute 
of  the  same  city. 
Entered  Upper 
Canada  Law 

School  at  Osgoode  Hall,  Toronto,  Canada, 
where  he  was  admitted  as  a  solicitor  and 
barrister  in  1889,  and  immediately  commenced 
practice  in  Brantford  and  continued  there 
for  two  years,  when  he  moved  to  Norwich, 
Ontario,  and  continued  practice  there  for 
thirteen  years,  when  he  removed  to  this  state. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Oregon 
at  Salem  in  1904  and  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  at  Woodburn,  continu- 
ing there  until  1907  when  he  removed  to 
Salem  and  entered  into  partnership  with  J. 
A.  Carson  under  the  firm  name  Carson  & 
Brown,  which  partnership  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  Common  Council  at  Norwich, 
Canada,  and  later  Mayor  of  that  city  (in 
1903.)  Served  as  Captain  No.  5  Company 
Oxford  Rifles  of  Ontario  for  seven  years. 
Member  W.  O.  W.,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Catholic 
Foresters.  Member  Illihee  Club.  Republi- 
can. 

OLIVER  S.  BROWN. 

Residence  and  office,  Grants  Pass,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Knapps  Creek,  Wisconsin,  April  22, 
1870.  Son  of  John  Joseph  and  Huldah  E. 
(Bailey)  Brown.  Married  to  Elizabeth  De- 
vine  November  10,  1902.  Attended  Bayless 
Business  College,  Dubuque,  Iowa.  Taught 
school  in  Wisconsin  and  Mill  Lacs  County, 
Minn.,  several  years;  graduated  from  North- 


ern Illinois  College  of  Law,  Dixon,  111.,  may 
12,  1899,  with  degree  of  Master  of  Laws. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  October,  1899,  and  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  October 
2,  1899.  Republican. 

VALENTINE  BROWN. 

Residence,  170 
East  18th  street; 
office,  405  Gerlin- 
ger  building,  Port- 
land. Born  No- 
vember 10,  1862, 
at  Portland,  Ore- 
gon. Son  of  Val- 
entine and  Ann 
Maria  (Heney) 
Brown.  Married 
September  4,  1880, 
to  Jennie  May 
Ham.  Educated  at 
The  Hill  Military 
Academy,  Port- 
land, and  the  Law 
School  of  The 
University  of  Ore- 
gon. Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Portland,  Oregon,  in  1894. 

GEORGE  C.  BROWNELL. 


Residence,  602  llth  street;  office,  Oregon 
City.  Born  August  10,  1857,  at  Keesville, 
Essex  County,  New  York.  Son  of  Ambrose 
B.  and  Annie  (Smith)  Brownell.  Married 
September  20,  1876,  to  Alma  C.  Lane.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  July,  1891.  Was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Kansas  in  1880  and  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon  in  November,  1891.  In  May,  1903, 
when  Theodore  Roosevelt  came  to  the  Coast, 
Mr.  Brownell  was  selected  by  both  Houses 
of  Legislature  to  deliver  the  address  of  wel- 


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come.  In  1903,  prior  to  such  a  movement 
being  made  in  any  other  state,  he  procured 
the  passage  of  a  resolution  in  the  Legisla- 
ture demanding  the  nomination  of  Theodore 
Eoosevelt  for  President.  Was  Eight  of  Way 
and  Bond  Attorney  for  Denver,  Memphis 
&  Atlantic  Eailway  Company  from  1886  to 
1888.  In  1888  was  elected  County  Attorney 
for  Ness  County,  Kansas,  and  upon  expira- 
tion of  term  of  office  came  to  Oregon.  Was 
Mayor  of  Frankfort,  Kansas,  1884  and  1885. 
Chairman  Eepubliean  County  Central  Com 
mittee,  Clackamas  County,  1892.  Elected 
State  Senator  1894-1898  and  in  1902;  1903 
was  elected  President  Oregon  State  Senate. 

HOWAED   MITCHELL   BROWNELL. 


TIMOTHY   BROWNHILL. 

Kesidence,  McMinnville;  office,  same.  Born 
February  20,  1870,  at  Dudley,  Worcester- 
shire, England.  Son  of  Charles  E.  and  Ann 


Eesidence,  77  Third  street;  office,  County 
Court  House,  Astoria,  Oregon.  Born  Sep- 
tember 15,  1879,  in  Duchess  County,  New 
York.  Son  of  George  Clayton  and  Alma  Lane 
Brownell.  Married  February  28,  1907,  to 
Nellie  B.  Hart.  Came  to  Oregon  when  a 
small  boy  and  up  to  the  age  of  16  attended 
public  schools  at  Oregon  City;  for  three 
years  thereafter  Tualatin  Academy  at  Forest 
Grove,  Oregon,  then  entered  his  father's  law 
office  at  Oregon  City;  studied  law  under 
him  until  admitted  to  practice  in  1901.  After 
his  admission  entered  into  partnership  with 
his  father  at  Oregon  City;  same  lasted  for 
two  years,  when  he  moved  to  Marshfield  and 
practiced  there  two  years.  He  then  located 
at  Astoria,  in  1906,  and  entered  the  law 
office  of  Harrison  Allen,  who  was  then  Dis- 
trict Attorney  for  the  Fifth  Judicial  Dis- 
trict. Worked  for  Mr.  Allen  until  the  latter 
removed  from  Astoria,  after  which  he  prac 
ticed  law  with  J.  A.  Eakin,  until  he  bacame 
Deputy  District  Attorney  in  1908.  Eepubli- 


Maria  (Brooks)  Brownhill.  Married  June 
5,  1895,  to  Hattie  I.  Hill,  of  The  Dalles, 
Oregon.  Educated  at  St.  Thomas  Parish  High 
Church  Schools,  Dudley,  England.  Came  to 
Oregon  when  fifteen  years  old  and  attended 
high  school  at  Dufur,  Oregon,  and  the  Mid- 
dle Oregon  Baptist  Academy  at  Grass  Val- 
ley, Oregon.  Studied  law  through  Sprague 
Correspondence  School,  in  connection  with 
three  years'  practical  work  done  in  the  office 
of  Dufur  &  Menefee  at  The  Dalles,  Oregon. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  at  Pendleton 
in  May,  1900.  Practiced  at  The  Dalles  until 
September,  1904,  when  he  went  to  Madras, 
Oregon,  for  six  months;  removed  to  the 
Willamette  Valley,  spending  some  time  at 
Portland  and  three  years  at  Gresham,  then  re- 
moving to  McMinnville,  where  he  has  prac- 
ticed to  date.  Secretary  and  counsel  for  the 
Walnut  City  Eealty  Company  of  McMinn- 
ville. Justice  of  the  Peace  at  The  Dalles 
in  1900-1902.  Member  Masonic,  K.  of  P., 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  W.  0.  W.,  Grange  and  United 
Artisans  Fraternities.  Deacon  in  the  First 
Baptist  Church  of  McMinnville.  Member  of 
McMinnville  Commercial  Club  and  Portland 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  Eepubliean. 

WARREN  GEORGE  I.  BROOKS. 

Eesidence,  314  Grand  avenue,  North;  office, 
416  Commonwealth  building,  Portland.  Born 
October  9,  1869,  at  Newport,  Tennessee.  Son 
of  Stephen  S.  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Thomas) 
Brooks.  Married  January  5,  1888,  to  Mary 
S.  Wilson.  Eeceived  his  early  education  at 
the  common  schools  of  Newport,  Tenn.,  and 


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later  attended  the  Eock  Hill  Academy  at 
Newport,  Tenn.  Moved  to  Oregon  October, 
1905.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of 
Washington  at  Olympia  October,  1903,  and 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  at  Salem  November, 
1905.  To  the  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  for  the  District  of  Oregon  in 
1908. 

CLYDE  CHARLES  BRYANT. 

Eesidence,  322  East  Fifth  street;  office, 
Cusick  Bank  building,  Albany,  Oregon.  Borif 
May  2,  1877.  Son  of  Hubbard  Bryant 
and  Adda  E.  (Kirkpatrick)  Bryant.  June 
12,  1907,  he  married  Miss  Daisy  K.  Swan. 
Entered  the  schools  of  Albany,  Oregon.  Then 
attended  Albanv  College,  graduating  in  June, 
1899,  with  degree  B.S.  In  1900  he  began  the 
study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  H.  H. 
Hewitt,  of  Albany,  Oregon,  where  he  con- 
tinued until  June,  1902,  when  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar.  Referee  in  bankruptcy  f  o  • 
Linn  County  since  1902.  Member  of  the  A. 
F.  &  A.  M.  and  K.  of  P.  Fraternities.  Demo 
crat. 

EDWIN   RODELL    BRYSON. 

Residence  and  office,  Eugene,  Oregon.  Born 
in  Corvallis,  Oregon,  October  20,  1876.  Son 
of  John  Rodell  and  Mary  (St.  Glair)  Bry- 
son.  Married  to  Edith  F.  Veazie  March  21), 
1898.  Attended  University  of  Oregon  five 
years;  Columbus  Law  School,  New  York,  one 
year.  Admitted  to  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon, 
October,  1908.  Secretary  Republican  State 
Central  Committee,  1904.  Elected  Prosecut- 
ing Attorney,  Fourth  District,  1908.  Repub- 
lican. 

ROSCOE   S.   BRYSON. 

Residence,  408  Lawrence  street;  office,  City 
Hall,  Eugene.  Born  April  28,  1878,  at  Cor- 
vallis, Oregon.  Son  of  John  R.  and  Mary  A. 
(St.  Clair)  Bryson.  Married  in  1902  to  L:z- 
zie  M.  Griffin.  Educated  at  the  public 
schools  of  Corvallis,  at  the  Oregon  Agricul- 
tural College  at  the  University  of 
Oregon,  graduating  therefrom  in  1899 
with  A.B.  degree;  and  at  the  Columbia  Law 
School,  New  York  City.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Pendleton  in  1901  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  law  there  alone.  In  1903  re- 
moved to  Eugene  and  practiced  there  alone 
to  date.  Elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
1906  and  again  in  1908,  which  office  he  now 
holds.  Elected  City  Recorder  in  April,  1909, 
which  office  he  still  holds.  Member  Masonic, 
K.  of  P.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  Fraternities.  Re- 
publican. 

JOHN    ANDREW    BUCHANAN. 

Residence,  621  Mill  street;  office,  Abraham 
building,  Roseburg,  Oregon.  Born  at  Drakes- 
ville,  Iowa,  October  2,  1863.  Son  of 
Amos  Buchanan  and  Luvina  (Jones)  Bu- 
chanan. Married  Mrs.  Madge  Ragsdale,  Jan- 
uary 16,  1900,  in  Roseburg,  Oregon.  Moving 


with  his  parents  to  Oregon  in  1875,  lived  for 
a  year  at  Monmouth,  Oregon,  and  then 
moved  to  Moscow,  Idaho,  living  on  a  ranch 
until  1884.  Attended  rural  schools  during 
that  time.  After  becoming  of  age  he  went 
to  Oregon,  and  attended  the  Oregon  State 


Normal  School  at  Monmouth,  graduating 
from  that  institution  in  1887.  Taught  school 
for  ten  years,  being  principal  of  the  schools 
at  Amity,  North  Yamhill,  McMinnville  and 
Dallas.  While  teaching  school  he  studied 
law,  under  the  tutorship  of  O.  H.  Irvine,  of 
McMinnville,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1896.  In  1898  he  moved  to  Roseburg,  and 
has  since  that  time  been  practicing  law  in 
that  city.  Elected  a  member  of  lower  house 
of  the  State  Assembly  in  1908,  from  the  Sixth 
District,  comprising  Jackson  and  Douglas 
counties,  which  district  he  still  continues  to 
represent.  Second  Lieutenant  in  command  of 
Company  D,  Fourth  Regiment,  O.  N.  G.,  at 
Roseburg,  having  been  an  active  member  for 
the  past  six  years.  Member  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  Oregon;  Woodmen  of 
the  World  and  of  the  United  Artisans.  Re- 
publican. 

MARK    BAILEY    BUMP. 

Residence,  Hillsboro,  Washington  County, 
Oregon;  office,  same.  Born  December  18, 
1872,  at  King's  Valley,  Benton  County,  Ore- 
gon. Son  of  Wilson  and  Emily  C.  (Allen) 
Bump.  Attended  public  schools  of  King's 
Valley  until  nearly  eighteen  years  of  age. 
Entered  Oregon  Agricultural  College  at  Cor- 
vallis in  1890  and  graduated  in  1894  with 
B.  S.  A.  degree.  Took  post  graduate  work  in 
same  college  in  '94  and  '95;  in  the  latter 
year  commenced  the  study  of  law  under  Colo- 
nel John  Kelsey,  of  Corvallis.  After  Colonel 
Kelsey's  death  he  completed  the  study  of 


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law  under  Hon.  W.  S.  McFadden,  of  Cor- 
vallis,  after  which  he  took  course  in  Port- 
land Business  College.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem  in  June,  1898.  Taught  school  and 
music  and  read  law  and  worked  on  his 


father's  farm  in  King's  Valley  until  the 
spring  of  1900,  when  he  began  the  practice 
of  law  in  Hillsboro,  and  has  continued  prac- 
ticing there  ever  since.  Member  of  Masonic 
and  I.  O.  O.  F.  Fraternities,  M  W.  A.  and 
Rebecca  Lodge.  Republican. 

JAMES    EDGAR    BURDETT. 

Residence,  Arlington,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  November  8.  1880,  at  McMinnville, 
Oregon.  Son  of  Henry  D.  and  Catherine 
(Brooks)  Burdett.  Married  September  2(5, 
1906,  to  Alice  Stout.  Attended  the  pubic 
schools  of  Yamhill  County  until  1895.  I:i 
1896  went  to  Lafayette  Seminary,  Lafayette, 
Oregon,  and  in  1900  attended  MeMinnville 
College.  Entered  the  Law  Department  of 
the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor, 
Mich.,  in  1900,  anil  graduated  in  June,  1903, 
with  degree  of  LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem  in  October,  1903,  and  for  a  short 
time  afterward  was  in  the  office  of  Judge  J. 
C.  Moreland.  Since  that  time  he  has  prac- 
ticed his  profession  alone.  Elected  District 
Attorney  Eleventh  Judicial  District  of  Ore- 
gon in  June,  1908.  Member  Masonic,  K. 
of  P.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  Fraternities.  Republi- 
can. 

HARLEY  F.  BURLEIGH. 

Residence,  Arleta,  Oregon;  office.  Arleta, 
Oregon.  Born  May  5,  1853,  near  Wheeling, 
West  Virginia.  Son  of  P.  M.  and  Elizabeth 
(Dougherty)  Burleigh.  Married  January  1, 
1880,  to  Lizzie  Hughes.  In  1879  he  removed 


to  Oregon  and  in  1884  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Portland.  Oregon.  Member  of  Ma- 
sonic and  B.  P.  O.  E.  Fraternities.  Republi- 
can. 

JAMES  ARTHUR  BURLEIGH. 

Residence,  Enterprise,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  March  2,  1869,  at  Bellton,  West  Vir- 
ginia. Son  of  Presley  M.  and  Elizabeth 
(Dougherty)  Burleigh.  Married  September 
2,  1894,  to  Lora  A.  Morris.  In  childhood, 
attended  public  schools  in  West  Virginia. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1888  and  attended  pub- 
lic schools  and  one  year  at  private  school  at 
Joseph,  Oregon.  Taught  school  in  Oregon 
four  years,  then  edited  country  papers  for 
two.  "From  1896  to  1900  was  Comity  Clerk 
ut'  Wallowa  County,  Oregon.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Pendleton  in  May,  1902,  since 
which  time  he  has  resided  and  practiced  law 
at  Knterprise;  since  1897  in  partnership  with 
Daniel  Boyd.  Represented  Wallowa  County 
in  Oregon  Leg:slature  in  1895  and  again  i:i 
1903.  Independent. 

ROBERT  REYBURN  BUTLER. 

Residence  and  office,  Condon.  Born  Sep 
temper  24,  1881,  at  Butler,  Johnson  County, 
Tennessee.  Son  of  William  Roderick  and 
Rebecca  (Grayson)  Butler.  Educated  at  the 
public  schools  and  at  Holly  Spring  College. 
Butler,  Tenn.  Studied  and  graduated  from 
the  Law  Department  of  Cumberland  Univer 
sity,  Lebanon,  Tenn.,  in  June,  1903.  Ad 
mitted  to  all  the  courts  of  Tennessee  at  Leb 
anon  in  1903  and  practiced  at  Mountain  C'ty, 
Tenn..  for  two  and  one-half  years,  when  he 
came  to  Oregon  and  entered  into  partnership 
with  Hon.  Jay  Bowerman  at  Condon,  which 
partnership  continued  until  his  appointment 
as  Circuit  Judge  in  February,  1909.  Nomi- 
nated and  elected  Presidential  elector  in 
1908.  Elected  Mayor  of  Condon  in  1909, 
but  declined  to  serve.  Served  as  Chairman 
of  Republican  County  Central  Committee  of 
Gilliam  Countv  in  190S.  Member  Masonic, 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  K.  of  P. 
Fraternities.  Republican, 

CLARENCE  BUTT. 

Residence  and  office,  Xewburg,  Oregon. 
Born  May  27,  1871,  in  Columbia  County, 
Pennsylvania.  Son  of  Zealianiah  and  Clara 
M.  (Everhart)  Butt.  Married  in  1894  to 
Inez  B.  Barrett.  Was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Pennsylvania  and  at  the  State  Nor- 
mal School  at  Bloomsbury,  Pa.  Graduated 
from  the  Northern  Indiana  Law  School,  Val- 
paraiso, Indiana,  in  1894,  with  LL.  B.  degree. 
Came  to  Oregon  the  same  year  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  1896.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  Newburg  and 
continued  to  date.  Member  Lower  House  of 
Legislature  from  Yamhill  County  in  l^'.t^- 
1900.  Member  Masonic  Fraternity.  Repub- 
lican. 


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WILLIAM  THOMAS  BURNEY. 

Residence,  Port- 
land, Oregon;  of- 
fice, 316  Alisky 
building.  Born 
August  10,  1852, 
at  Palmetto,  Geor- 
gia. Son  of  Mor- 
rison W.  and  Jane 
(Brown)  Burney. 
Married  February 
21,  1880,  to  Alice 
Blandina  Simpson, 
who  died  in  1891, 
and  married  to 
Nora  Simpson  in 
August,  1895.  Was 
educated  at  the 
common  schools  of 
Palmetto,  Georgia, 
a  n  d  afterwards 

studied  law  at  the  University  of  Vir- 
ginia. Was  examined  for  admission  to  the 
bar  by  Judge  Christian  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Virginia  and  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Virginia  at  Richmond  in  June,  1878.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  November  of  the  same  year  and 
has  practiced  here  since  that  time.  Deputy 
Prosecuting  Attorney  under  .John  Gearin  in 
1884.  Appointed  Reg'strar  of  the  United 
States  Land  Office  at  Oregon  City  in  188(5 
and  afterwards  took  up  and  followed  exclu- 
sively a  land  office  practice  in  Portland. 
Democrat. 

GEORGE    HENRY    BURNETT. 


ried  Miriam  Belt  December  31,  1879.  At- 
tended McMinnville  College  at  McMinnville, 
Oregon,  until  1871,  when  he  entered  Christian 
College  at  Monmouth,  Oregon,  graduating 
from  same  in  1873  with  degree  of  A.B.  Head 
law  in  office  of  Mallory  &  Shaw  in  Salem, 
Oregon,  two  years.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  Oregon,  in  December,  1875,  to  the 
United  States  District  and  Circuit  Courts  in 
1876.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in 
Salem,  Oregon,  in  1876.  Elected  District 
Attorney  of  the  Third  Judicial  District  in 
1876.  Formed  partnership  with  John  J. 
Shaw  in  1878,  which  continued  until  1886; 
since  that  time  practiced  alone.  In  1892 
elected  Judge  of  Third  Judicial  District, 
which  office  he  holds  to  date.  Member  of 
Masonic,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  I.  O.  O.  F.  Fra- 
ternities. Republican. 

HARRY  M.  CAKE. 


Residence,  385  High  street;  office,  Court 
House,  Salem,  Oregon.  Born  in  Yamhill 
County,  Oregon,  May  9,  1853.  Son  of  George 
W.  and  Sidney  A.  (Younger)  Burnett.  Mar- 


Residence,  631  Hancock  street;  office,  210 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  April  13,  1857,  in  Fostoria,  Ohio.  Son 
of  William  Marion  and  Sarah  (Mickey)  Cake. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1883.  In  April,  1902,  mar- 
ried Mabel  E.  Strobridge.  Attended  prepara- 
tory school  in  Oberlin,  Ohio,  graduating  from 
Oberlin  College  in  1881.  Read  law  in  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  during  1882,  and  attended  law 
school  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1883.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in 

1885.  Practiced    his    profession    alone    until 

1886,  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  his 
brother,    William    M.    Cake,    which    continues 
to  date.     Served  as  Judge  Advocate  for  three 
years;    O.    N.    G.,    rank   of   Major.      Received 
nomination     on     the     Republican     ticket     for 
United    States   Senator   in    1908.      Vice-Presi- 
dent  for  Oregon  for  three  years   of  National 


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Eepublican  League.  Member  Masonic  and 
Elks  Fraternities,  of  Loyal  Legion  of  the 
United  States,  Portland  Commercial  Club, 
Arlington  Club,  M.  A.  A.  C.  Eepublican. 

EDWARD  H.   CAHALIN. 

Residence,  309 
West  Park  street; 
office,  327  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce 
Portland.  Born 
September  25. 
1868,  in  Portland. 
Oregon.  Son  of 
Edward  and  An- 
nie C.  (Burns)  Ca- 
halin.  Married  in 
1903  to  Josephine 
Koehler.  Educa- 
tion received  at 
St.  Michael's  Col- 
lege, which  is  now 
conducted  as  the 
Christian  Broth- 
ers' College  at 
Portland.  185)6  en- 
tered the  Law  Department  of  the  University 
of  Oregon,  from  which  institution  he  gradn 
ated  in  June,  1898,  with  LL.B.  degree.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1898,  and 
to  the  United  States  District  and  Circuit 
Courts  in  1904,  since  which  time  has  prac- 
ticed in  Portland.  Democrat. 

JOHN   F.   CAHALIN. 

Residence,  411 
Starfc  street;  of- 
fice, 614  McKay 
build  ing,  Port- 
land. Born  June 
-16,  1881,  at  Port- 
land, Oregon.  Son 
of  Edward  and 
Annie  (Burns)  Ca- 
halin.  Educated  at 
Christian  Brothers 
College  and  gradu 
ated  from  the 
Portland  High 
School  in  June, 
1899.  Attended 
Oregon  Law 
School  and  gradu- 
ated in  June,  1905, 
with  the  degree  of 

LL.B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in 
June,  1905.  Was  with  Paxton,  Beach  & 
Simon,  and  with  O.  F.  Paxton  until  his 
death,  after  which  he  was  with  Murdoch 
&  Moser,  and  associated  with  G.  C.  Moser 
until  his  appointment  in  1910  as  Deputy  City 
Attorney.  Member  Portland  Rowing  Club 
and  Knights  of  Columbus.  Republican. 

WILLIAM   MARION   CAKE. 

Residence,  330  Park  street;  office,  209-211 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  November  22,  1861,  at  Fostoria,  Ohio. 


Son  of  William  Marion  and  Sarah  (Mickey) 
Cake.  Married  in  1884  to  Lula  B.  Riley. 
Early  education  received  at  Oberlin  College, 
Oberlin,  Ohio  (1879-1884)  and  at  the  Cincin- 
nati Law  School,  Cincinnati,  Ohio  (1884  to 
1886).  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Ohio  in  May, 


1886,  and  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  October  of 
the  same  year,  having  moved  to  this  state 
the  previous  July.  From  which  date  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Cake  &  Cake, 
practicing  law  in  this  city.  City  Attorney 
for  Portland  1896  to  1898  and  County  Judge 
from  1898  to  1902.  Member  of  Commercial 
Club  of  Portland  and  of  M.  A.  A.  C.  (having 
been  President  of  same  for  two  terms).  Re 
publican. 

GEORGE  W.  CALDWELL. 

Residence,  437 
East  16th  street, 
office,  510  Abing- 
ton  building,  Port- 
land. Born  March 
22,  1868,  in  Ma- 
rion County,  Ore 
gon.  Son  of  Val- 
entine Hunter  and 
Sarah  (Grier) 
Caldwell.  Married 
September  15th, 
1902,  to  Elizabeth 
Jordan.  Attended 
district  schools  of 
Linn  County,  Ore- 
gon; a  private 
school  at  Albany, 
Oregon;  Holmes 
Business  College, 

Portland,  and  the  Law  Department  of  the 
University  of  Oregon.  Was  admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  June, 


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1898.     Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profes-      the  same  place;   at  Glasgow  University,  Glas- 


sion  alone,  which  continued  until  September, 
1906,  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  L. 
B.  Reeder  under  the  firm  name  Caldwell  & 
Reeder,  the  same  existing  until  September  1, 
1909,  since  which  time  he  has  again  prac- 
ticed alone.  Republican. 

FRANK  M.  CALKINS. 


gow,  Scotland.     Came  to  Oregon  in  1890.   Was 
admitted   to   the   bar   at    Salem   on   June    12, 


Residence  and  office,  Ashland.  Born  Aug- 
ust 25,  1864,  at  Cambria,  Wisconsin.  Son 
of  Russell  D.  and  Sarah  (Whipple)  Calkins. 
Married  April  3,  1888,  to  Carrie  L.  Wilson. 
Attended  public  schools  at  Randolph,  Wis- 
consin; taught  school  at  Randolph  for  three 
years;  worked  as  telegraph  operator  for  seven 
years;  was  employed  as  stenographer  and 
studied  law  for  three  years  at  St.  Cloud,  Min- 
nesota. In  1896  moved  to  Ada,  Minnesota, 
and  entered  the  office  of  W.  W.  Calkins,  as 
partner,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Min- 
nesota in  1898.  This  partnership  existed  until 
he  removed  to  Oregon  in  1901,  where  he 
opened  an  office  and  practiced  alone  until 
February  1st,  when  he  was  appointed  Cir- 
cuit Judge  of  the  First  Judicial  District, 
which  office  he  now  holds.  From  July,  1901, 
to  February,  1910,  was  official  reporter  of  the 
Court  which  he  now  presides  over.  M.  W.  A. 
Fraternity  member.  Republican. 

GEORGE    JAMES    CAMERON. 

Residence,  500  East  12th  street;  office,  701-4 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  May  1,  1864,  at  Symington  Parish,  Scot- 
land. Son  of  George  and  Marion  (McGregor) 
Cameron.  Married  August  23,  1885,  to  Kate 
M.  Wickham.  Educated  at  Symington  Parish 
School,  at  Princess  Street  Academy,  Kilmar 
noch,  Scotland,  and  Kilmarnoch  Academy  of 


1893,  from  which  date  he  was  associated  with 
A.  C.  Emmons  at  Portland,  until  his  appoint- 
ment as  District  Attorney,  in  1898,  which 
office  he  holds  to  date.  Member  City  Council 
1898-1900.  Municipal  Judge  1900-1902,  1905 
1908.  Member  Portland  Commercial  Club. 
Republican. 

JAMES  ULYSSES  CAMPBELL. 


Residence,     Oregon    City,     Oregon;     office, 
ime.     Born  August   29,  1866,  on  Prince  Ed- 


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ward  Island,  Canada.  Son  of  John  and  Mary 
(McDougall)  Campbell.  Married  August  4, 
1901,  to  Anna  C.  Paulding.  Keceived  his  edu- 
cation at  Prince  of  Wales  College,  Charlotte- 
town,  P.  E.  Island,  Canada.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  September,  1888.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Oregon  in  October,  1893,  and  began  prac- 
tice in  Oregon  City.  January  1,  1895,  he  en- 
tered into  partnership  with  George  C.  Brown- 
ell,  which  lasted  until  1900.  From  1900  to 
1904  was  Deputy  District  Attorney.  Served 
three  years  in  O.  N.  G.  Served  in  Second 
Oregon  United  States  Volunteers  during 
Spanish-American  war,  in  Philippines,  being 
twice  promoted  and  honorably  discharged  on 
muster  out  of  regiment.  Delegate  to  Repub- 
lican  National  Convention  in  Chicago,  1904. 
Elected  to  Legislature  in  1907  and  re-elected 
in  1909.  Judge  Fifth  Judicial  District,  to 
which  office  he  was  appointed  May  1,  1909. 
Republican. 

ALEXANDER  FRANKLIN  CAMPBELL. 

Residence,  183  East  12th  street;  office,  5 
West  Eighth  street,  Eugene,  Oregon.  Born 
at  Bethany,  West  Virginia,  March  3,  1852. 
Son  of  Thomas  Franklin  and  Jane  Eliza 
Franklin.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1869.  Marrie  1 
Luette  W.  Grubbe  December  25,  1878.  At- 
tended common  schools  until  1869,  and  gradu 
ated  from  Christian  College,  Monmouth,  Ore 
gon,  1871,  with  degree  A.B.  Entered  Unirer 
sity  of  Kentucky  September,  1871,  graduating 
in  June,  1874,  with  degrees  A.  B.  and  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  Aug- 
ust, 1874;  to  the  'United  States  District 
Courts  at  Portland,  Oregon,  December  3,  1885. 
Practiced  law  in  Roseburg,  Oregon,  from 
1876  to  1885;  in  Portland,  1885-1887;  at  pres- 
ent practicing  in  Eugene,  Oregon.  Professor 
of  History,  State  Normal  School,  Monmouth. 
November,  1893,  to  June,  1908.  Member  Ma- 
sonic Fraternity  and  W.  O.  W.  Democrat. 

ARTHUR  L.  CAMPBELL. 

Residence,  "The  Oneonta";  office,  Board 
of  Trade  building,  Portland.  Born  June  9, 
1867,  at  Pittsford,  Vermont.  Son  of  Malcomb 
and  Bertha  (Sargeant)  Campbell.  Married 
December,  1895,  to  Stella  Fitch.  Received  a 
common  school  education  at  Ware,  Massa 
chusetts.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Olympia, 
Washington,  in  1894;  at  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia, in  August,  1903.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
1909  and  his  admission  to  the  Oregon  bar 
is  at  present  pending  receipt  of  certificate  of 
California  Judge  before  whom  he  last  prac- 
ticed, who  is  now  temporarily  absent  from 
state.  Member  National  Guard  State  of 
Washington  for  three  years.  Member  Ver- 
mont Association  of  Boston,  Mass.  Repub- 
lican. 

JOHN    CARKIN. 

Residence  and  office,  Medford.  Born  in 
1883  at  Bangor,  Maine.  Son  of  E.  W.  and 
Ada  (York)  Carkin.  Attended  Hillsboro, 


North  Dakota,  High  School  and  Business 
College  at  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Attendei 
University  of  Minnesota  and  University  of 
North  Dakota,  working  his  way  through 
school,  and  receiving  degrees  of  A.B.  and 
LL.B.  from  University  of  North  Dakota. 
Read  law  in  offices  at  Grand  Forks  and  at 
Hillsboro,  North  Dakota,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  that  state.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1908  and  is  now  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Newman  &  Carkin,  at  Medford.  Mem 
ber  Masonic  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  Fraternities. 
Republican. 

ANDERSON  M.  CANNON. 

Residence,  230 
North  24th  street; 
office,  United 
States  Post  Office 
build  ing,  Port- 
land. Born  No- 
vember 22,  1871, 
in  Linn  County, 
Oregon.  Son  of 
Sylvester  and  Jo- 
hanna (Cox)  Can- 
non. Married  in 
1905  to  Mabel 
Jones.  Graduated 
from  Albany  Col- 
lege, Albany,  Ore- 
gon, in  1892,  with 
A.  B.  degree.  Read 
law  in  the  office 
of  Judge  Wolver- 

ton  at  Albany.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Sa- 
lem in  1896  and  to  the  United  States  Dis- 
trict and  Circuit  Courts  soon  after.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  at  Albany  in 
partnership  with  N.  M.  Newport,  the  same 
continuing  several  years,  when  he  removed  to 
Salem  and  entered  into  partnership  with 
John  A.  Carson,  under  the  firm  name  Carson 
&  Cannon — this  partnership  lasted  until  April, 
1908,  when  he  was  appointed  Clerk  of  the 
United  States  Court  at  Portland,  and  con- 
tinues to  fill  this  position  to  date.  Member 
Commercial  Club,  Portland.  Member  Ma- 
sonic and  B.  P.  O.  E.  Fraternities.  Repub- 
lican. 

ELZY  LEE  CANNON. 

Residence  and  office,  Roseburg,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Douglas  County,  Oregon,  twelve  miles 
east  of  Roseburg,  July  30,  1879;  son  of  Rich 
ard  L.  and  Mary  A.  (Chapman)  Cannon;  at- 
tended rural  schools  until  about  eighteen 
years  of  age;  taught  school  for  a  short  time; 
entered  State  Normal  School  at  Drain  about 
1902  where  he  took  the  regular  Normal  course. 
After  leaving  the  Normal,  taught  school  for 
a  short  time  only,  during  which  time  began 
reading  law.  Later  took  up  the  study  of 
law  in  the  office  of  Louis  Barzee,  of  Rose- 
burg, Oregon.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ore- 
gon June  11,  1907.  In  January,  1908,  began 
the  practice  of  law  with  the  firm  of  Barzee, 


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Cannon  &  Marker  in  the  City  of  Eosebnrg. 
In  September  of  1908  he  continued  practice 
alone.  Member  of  I.  O.  O.  F. 

WILLIAM    W.    CARDWELL. 

Residence,  621 
North  J  a  c  k  s  o  n 
street  ;  office, 
Douglas  National 
Bank  build  ing, 
Roseburg.  Born  in 
Canyonville,  Ore- 
gon, April  18th, 
1862.  Son  of 
James  Allison  and 
Caroline  (Brown) 
Cardwell.  Marriel 
on  August  22nd, 
1888,  to  Emma  Pe- 
terson. Attended 
public  school  at 
Jacksonville,  Ore- 
gon; in  1880  en- 
tered University 
of  Oregon,  from 

which  he  graduated  in  1884  with  A.M.  de- 
gree. Then  entered  the  law  office  of  C.  W. 
Kohler  at  Jacksonville,  where  he  studied  for 
two  years.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem 
in  1890.  First  practiced  at  Burns,  Oregon. 
In  1892  removed  to  Medford  and  formed  a 
partnership  with  Francis  Fitch.  Mr.  Fitch 
removed  to  New  York  City  in  1894  and  Mr. 
Cardwell  went  to  Roseburg,  where  he  has 
since  practiced.  Formed  a  partnership  in 
1903  with  A.  M.  Crawford  and  J.  O.  Watson. 
In  1904  Mr.  Crawford  was  elected  to  office 
of  Attorney-General  and  retired  from  the 
firm,  leaving  it  Cardwell  &  Watson,  which  it 
remains  to  date.  Member  I.  O.  0.  F.  and 
B.  P.  O.  E.  Fraternities.  Member  Roseburg 
Commercial  Club  and  Republican  Club.  Re- 
publican. 

CHAELES  H.   CARTER. 

Residence  and  office,  Pendleton,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Hanover  County,  Virginia,  February 
9,  1857.  Son  of  Henry  R.  and  Emma  C. 
(Coleman)  Carter.  Married  to  Grace  Ger- 
trude Evans  July  30,  1894.  Attended  Aspen 
Hill  Academy,  Louisa  County,  Virginia,  and 
University  of  Virginia.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
in  Richmond,  Virginia,  in  1884.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  July,  1886.  Practiced -in  Portland, 
Oregon  two  years,  then  removed  to  Pendle- 
ton, Oregon,  where  since  resided;  came  to 
Pendleton  April  1,  1898;  formed  partner- 
ship with  Samuel  White,  which  lasted  about 
eighteen  months,  then  practiced  alone  for 
six  years.  Afterwards  formed  partnership 
with  J.  H.  Raley,  under  name  of  Carter  & 
Raley.  Later,  on  January  1,  1908,  formed 
partnership  with  Dan  P.  Smythe,  under 
name  of  Carter  &  Smythe. 


MELVIN    H.    CARTER. 

Residence,  1580 
Peninsula  avenue; 
office,  1589  Penin- 
sula avenue,  Port- 
land. Born  Janu- 
ary 1,  1868,  in 
New  Era,  Clacka- 
mas  County,  Ore- 
gon. Son  of  Sam- 
ual  H.  and  Lydia 
A.  (B  u  c  k  m  a  n) 
Carter.  Married 
June  11,  1896,  to 
Alice  T.  Hollaway. 
He  received  his 
early  education  in 
the  public  schools 
of  Clackamaa 
County,  Oregon, 
and  at  the  public 

schools  at  Oswego,  Oregon,  from  1882  to 
1885.  Lator  he  attended  the  Holmes  Business 
College  in  1890  and  1891  and  graduated  from 
the  Academy  and  Normal  Departments  of 
the  Portland  University  in  1892-1895.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  June, 
1897.  Member  of  the  Republican  Club  of 
Portland.  Republican. 

WILLIAM  A.  CARTER. 


Residence,  296  Poplar  street;  office,  601-2-3 
Corbett  building,  Portland.  Born  June  7, 
1874,  in  Greene  County,  Tennessee.  Son  of 
Louis  A.  and  Sara  J.  (Carter)  Carter.  Mar- 
ried December  31,  1901,  to  Ethel  Hughes. 
Early  education  received  in  the  public  schools 
of  Tennessee;  at  the  High  School  at  Willow 
Springs,  Missouri,  and  at  Business  College 
in  the  same  city.  Moved  to  Gold  Hill,  Jack- 


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son  County,  Oregon,  in  1892,  and  read  law 
in  the  office  of  Hon.  J.  L.  Hammersly.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  June,  1899,  and 
practiced  at  Gold  Hill  in  association  with 
Hon.  J.  L.  Hammersly  until  1908,  when  he 
removed  to  Portland  and  became  associated 
with  Hon.  E.  B.  Dufur,  under  the  firm  name 
Carter  &  Dufur,  which  continues  to  date 
Admitted  to  the  Circuit  and  District  Court 
of  the  United  States  on  December,  1908.  Mem- 
ber State  Bar  Association  and  Multnomah 
Bar  Association.  Was  City  Recorder  of  Gold 
Hill  1894  to  1899.  Elected  Member  of  Legis- 
lature from  Jackson  County,  Oregon,  1900. 
Member  Masonic  and  I.  O.  O.  F.  Frater- 
nities. Republican. 

GEORGE  EARLE  CHAMBERLAIN. 

Present  residence,  Washington,  D.  C.  Of- 
fice, Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Port- 
land. Born  January  1,  1854,  near  Natchez, 
Mississippi.  Son  of  Dr.  Charles  Thomson  and 
Pamelia  (Archer)  Chamberlain.  Married  May 
21,  1879,  to  Sallie  N.  Welch.  Received  his 
earliest  education  at  the  public  schools  of 
Natchez.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  left  school 
and  clerked  in  a  mercantile  establishment.  I:i 
1872,  he  entered  Washington  &  Lee  Univer 
sity,  Lexington,  Virginia,  graduating  there 
from  in  1876,  with  degrees  of  A.B.  and  B  L. 
In  December  of  that  year  he  came  to  Oregon, 
where  he  first  taught  school.  In  1877  was 
appointed  Deputy  Clerk  of  Linn  County  and 
acted  in  that  capacity  for  two  years.  In 
1880  was  elected  to  the  State  Legislature  on 
the  Democratic  ticket,  serving  two  years.  In 
1884  was  elected  District  Attorney  of  the 
Third  Judicial  District.  The  office  of  Attor 
ney-General  of  the  State  was  created  by  the 
Legislature  in  1891  and  Mr.  Chamberlain  was 
appointed  to  the  position  by  Governor 
Pennoyer,  later  being  elected  to  that  office. 
In  1900  was  elected  District  Attorney  of 
Multnomah  County  and  in  1902  was  nomi- 
nated on  the  Democratic  ticket  for  Governor, 
his  election  following.  In  1906  he  was  re- 
elected  and  served  again  in  the  capacity  of 
Governor  until  1909,  when  he  was  elected  to 
the  United  States  Senate.  In  the  Senate  he 
has  been  named  on  the  following  committees: 
Agriculture  and  Forestry,  Expenditures  in 
the  Interior  Department,  Irrigation  and  Re- 
clamation of  Arid  Land,  Pacific  Railroads, 
Philippines,  Printing  and  Public  Lands. 
Member  of  Commercial  Club,  M.  A.  A.  C.  of 
Portland  and  of  the  Oregon  Historical  So- 
ciety. Member  of  Masonic,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and 
K.  of  P.  Fraternities.  Democrat. 

WILLIAM   CARLTON   CHASE. 

Residence,  Coquille,  Oregon;  office,  Rob- 
inson building.  Born  in  Douglas  County, 
near  Oakland,  Oregon,  January  1,  1869.  Son 
of  Edward  A.  and  Mary  (Perkins)  Chase. 
Entered  the  rural  school  near  Oakland,  Ore- 
gon, and  attended  there  for  three  months 
each  year  until  13  years  of  age,  helping  on 
the  farm  meanwhile,  in  1882  moving  to 


Idaho  until  1889,  when  he  returned  to  Jef- 
ferson, Oregon,  where  he  entered  the  public 
school,  attending  during  the  winters  of  1889 
and  1890,  then  in  1891  entered  school  at 
Turner  and  attended  there  part  of  one  win- 
ter. In  the  fall  of  1892  he  entered  the 
Normal  School  at  Drain,  Oregon,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1894,  completing  a  three- 
years'  course  in  two  years,  receiving  the  de- 
gree B.  S.  D.  He  commenced  reading  law  whil<- 


at  Drain,  Oregon,  and  commenced  teaching 
school.  August  21,  1895,  he  married  Miss 
Inez  A.  Rich.  In  1896  he  entered  the  Law 
Department  of  the  University  of  Michigan 
at  Ann  Arbor,  taking  a  complete  course  in 
law,  and  graduated  in  June,  1899,  with  the 
degree  LL.B.  June,  1899,  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  the  State  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor. 
Returned  to  Oregon  July  .of  that  year,  and 
in  August  opened  an  office  in  Coquille,  Ore- 
gon, being  temporarily  admitted  to  practice, 
and  permanently  admitted  in  all  Courts  of 
the  state  in  1900.  In  1906  he  was  elected 
Representative  for  Coos  County,  and  served 
his  term.  In  1908  he  was  elected  Joint  Senator 
for  Coos  and  Curry  counties,  and  is  now 
serving  that  district.  Member  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  Fraternity  and  the  Commercial 
Club  of  North  Bend,  Oregon.  Republican. 

RENVILLE  CHINNOCK. 

Residence,  299  Cook  avenue,  Portland;  of- 
fice, Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland. 
Born  November  25,  1869,  at  Hudson,  Wiscon- 
sin. Son  of  James  T.  and  Elizabeth  C. 
(Stevens)  Chinnock.  Married  in  June,  1898, 
to  Margaret  O'Neill.  Early  education  re- 
ceived at  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Hudson,  Wisconsin,  from  which  he  gradu- 
.  ated  in  1889.  Entered  the  University  of 
Minnesota  and  graduated  from  same  in  1896 


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with  two  degrees — LL.  B.  and  LL.  M.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Minnesota  in  June,  1896. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1907  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state  1908.  Was  State 
Senator  from  the  35th  District,  St.  Paul,  Min- 
nesota. Eepublican. 

JAMES    THOENTON    CHINNOCK. 

Eesidenee,  859 
Center  street;  of- 
fice, State  House, 
Salem.  Born  May 
4,  1882,  on  a  farm 
near  Hudson,  Wis- 
consin. Son  of 
James  T.  and  Eliz- 
abeth C.  (Stev- 
ens) Chinnock. 
Married  October 
20,  1909,  to  Grace 
A.  Rodney.  Came 
to  Oregon  at  the 
age  of  seven,  with 
his  parents.  Re- 
ceived his  educa- 
tion at  the  Deco 
rah  Academy  and 
High  School,  De- 
corah,  Iowa;  at  the  University  of  Minnesota, 
graduating  from  the  Law  Department  of  the 
same  in  1905,  with  LL.B.  degree.  Admittecl 
to  the  bar  of  Minnesota  in  1905  and  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  the  same  year. 
Studied  law  in  the  offices  of  Edward  and 
A.  R.  Mendenhall  in  1905  and  1906  and  prac- 
ticed law  in  Portland  in  1906  and  1907.  As- 
sociated in  the  practice  of  law  w'.th  Samuel 
White  at  Baker  City,  1907  and  1908,  since 
when  he  has  practiced  at  Salem.  Secretary 
State  Board  of  Water  Control,  1909  and 
1910.  Republican. 

ALFRED    J.    CHRISTOPHERSON. 

Residence,  338  East  Thirty-third  street; 
office,  411-412  Buchanan  building,  Portland, 
Oregon.  Born  May  8,  1881,  at  Canton,  M  n- 
nesota.  Son  of  Kuudt  and  Julia  (Nelson) 
Christopherson.  Education  received  at  Sioux 
Falls  High  School,  Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota: 
Lutheran  Normal  College,  Sioux  Falls;  Sioux 
Falls  Business  College.  Studied  law  in  law 
office  at  Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1902  at  Sioux  Falls  and 
practiced  there  for  four  years,  the  firm  name 
being  Christopherson  and  Medin.  Came  to 
Portland,  Oregon,  in  1907  and  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  his  profession  here 
ever  since;  being  associated  at  present  with 
Q.  L.  Matthews,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Chrisitopherson  &  Matthews.  Member  Ma- 
sonic Fraternity. 

JOHN  CALVIN  CHRISTY. 

Residence  604  S.  Ellsworth  street;  office, 
Rooms  12  and  13,  First  National  Bank  build- 
ing, Albany.  Born  in  Armstrong  County, 
Pennsylvania,  January  2,  1839.  Son  of  John 


and  Sarah  M.  (Ross)  Christy.  Married  to 
Elizabeth  Patterson,  December  13,  1864.  At- 
tended Elders-Ridge  Academy,  Indiana  Coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Harrisburg,  Saline  County,  Illinois,  Septem- 
ber, 1859,  and  to  the  States  of  Pennsylvania, 
Wisconsin,  Iowa,  Ohio,  Nebraska,  California 
and  to  all  courts  in  Oregon.  Member  Com- 
pany B,  Eighteenth  Regiment,  Illinois  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  April  15,  1861,  ito  June  16,  1864. 
Republican. 

ALFRED   E.    CLARK. 

Reside  nee  795 
Hoyt  street;  of- 
fice 431-433  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce 
building,  Portland, 
Ore.  Born  August 
17,  1873,  in  On- 
tario, Canada.  Son 
of  John  and  Mary 
J.  (  C  a  1  d  w  e  1 1  ) 
Clark.  Educated  at 
the  public  schools 
of  Redwood  Coun- 
ty, Minnesota. 
Admitted  -to  the 
bar  of  Minnesota 
in  1896,  where  he 
practiced  his  pro- 
fession at  Man- 
kato,  Minn.  Was 

admitted  to  the  bar,  Salem,  Ore.,  July,  1906. 
Member  of  Portland  Commercial  Club  and 
M.  A.  A.  C.,  Masonic,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Elks  and 
K.  of  P.  Fraternities.  Republican. 

JOHN  F.  CLARK. 


Residence     and    office,    Oregon    City,    Ore- 
gon.     Born    August    23,    1862,    in    Lawrence 


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County,  Missouri.  Son  of  Peter  F.  and 
Margaret  Jane  (Marsh)  C']ark.  Came  to 
Oregon  September  14,  1874.  Married  Sep 
tember  8,  1897,  to  Olivia  Jacobs.  Attended 
McMinnville  College  from  1883  to  1888, 
Scientific  and  Classic  course,  receiving 
degree  A.  B.  and  B.  S.  Later  received 
degree  of  A.  M.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon  in  1897.  Practiced  his  profession 
in  Oregon  City  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Oregon  City  Commercial  Club;  I.  O.  O.  F.; 
B.  P.  O.  E.;  Artisans;  W.  O.  W.  Secretary 
County  Central  Committee.  Republican. 

VIRGIL    L.    CLARK. 

Residence,  885  East  Main  street;  office, 
216  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Port- 
land. Born  January  1,  1885,  in  Allamakee 
County,  Iowa.  Son  of  Harvey  and  Martha 
A.  (Jones)  Clark.  Married  October  5, 
1909,  to  Helen  Mary  Sharp.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1905.  Educated  at  the  public 
schools  of  Allamakee  County,  Iowa:  at 
Waukon  Normal  College,  at  Waukon  Busi- 
ness College,  Waukon,  Iowa;  at  Oregon 
City  Normal  School,  at  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Oregon,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1907  with  LL.  B. 
degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
at  Salem  in  December,  1907.  Manager 
Collection  Department  R.  G.  Dun  &  Com- 
pany since  February,  1909.  Member  Ma- 
sonic, W.  O.  W.  and  Royal  Arcanum  Fra- 
ternities. Republican. 

THOMAS  J.   CLEETON. 


Cleeton.  Married  December  24,  1894,  to 
Maude  Shanahan.  Educated  in  the  com- 
mon and  public  schools  of  Missouri:  at 
Lancaster  High  School  and  at  the  State 
Xormal  School  at  Kirksville,  Missouri.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  April,  1891,  and  located  in 
Columbia  County,  St.  Helens,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in 
1894.  Taught  school  for  twelve  years;  was 
County  School  Superintendent  in  Schuyler 
County,  Missouri,  and  also  in  Columbia 
Comity,  Oregon.  In  1894  was  member  of 
Oregon  State  Legislature,  from  Columbia 
County,  and  was  Prosecuting  Attorney  for 
the  Fifth  Judicial  District  for  four  years, 
from  1896  to  1900,  in  which  year  he  came 
to  Portland  and  has  been  in  general  prac- 
tice until  appointment  of  County  Judge  for 
Multnomah  County,  1910  to  date.  Repub- 
lican. 

JOHN    BRYSON    CLELAND. 


Residence,      175      East      Sixteenth      street, 
Portland;     office,    Court    House.      Born    July 
15,    1848,    on    a    farm    in    Center    township, 
Rock     County,     Wisconsin.       Son     of     James 
and     Isabella      (Bryson)      Cleland.       Married 
February   23,    1874,    to    Ellen    J.    Corey.      At- 
tended  until   1861   the   district   school   Center 
township,      Rock      County,      Wisconsin,      and 
from    that     date    to    1866    the    private    and 
public   school    of  Janesville,   Wisconsin;    1866 
to     1869     the     Carroll      College,     Waukesha, 
Wisconsin.      Attended    the    Law    Department, 
University    of    Michigan,    Ann    Arbor,    from 
1869    to    1871,    and    graduated    in    March    of 
the   latter   year   with    the    degree    of    LL.    B. 
Residence,    275     Fourteenth     street;     office,       Admitted   to    the   bar   of   the    Supreme   Court 
623    Lumbermens    building,    Portland.     Born       of    Michigan    in    Detroit    April    4,    1871,    and 
October    7,    1861,    in    Schuyler    County,    Mis-       in     May,     1871,     to     the     Circuit     Court     at 
souri.    Son  of  Thornton  Y.  and  Lucy  (Reeves)       Janesville,     Wisconsin;     September     of     that 


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year     to     the     District     Court     of     Iowa     at 
Osage,     and     at     Des     Moincs     November     9, 
1881,    to    the    United    States    Circuit    Court, 
District    of   Iowa;    at   Fargo    to   the    Supreme 
Court    of    North    Dakota    January    14,    1890, 
and    to    the    Supreme    Court    of    Oregon    at 
Salem    December    15,    1890;    to    the    Superior 
Court,    Clark    County,    at    Vancouver,    Wash., 
April    11,    1891,    and    to    the    United    States 
Circuit     and     District     Courts,     District     of 
Oregon,    at    Portland    July    24,    1891.      Com- 
menced   the    practice    of    his    profession    at 
Janesville,  Wisconsin,  in  the   spring  of   1871, 
and  later  in  the  same  year  located  at  Osage, 
Mitchell    County,    practicing    under    the    firm 
name     of     Poindexter     and     Cleland,     which 
continued   until    January    1,    1873.      The    firm 
Cleland     and     Eaton     was     formed     January, 
1874,    and    continued   until    January    1,    1885; 
1873   to   1874  Justice   of  the  Peace  in  Osage, 
Towa;      1877      to      1885      District      Attorney, 
Twelfth    Judicial    District    of   lowaj    1885    to 
1886,    Circuit    Judge    Twelfth    District;    1887 
to    1888,    District    Judge    of    the    same     dis- 
trict.     In     1888     he     resigned.      Located     at 
Fargo,     Dakota     territory,     and  engaged     in 
general      practice      under      the      firm      name 
of      Miller      &      Cleland.        Later      the      firm 
name       being       changed       to       Miller,       Cle- 
land      &       Cleland.        Eemoved      to      Oregon 
August,      1890,     and     located     in     Portland, 
practicing   law   under   the   firm   name   of   Cle- 
land    and     Cleland,     the     firm     consisting     of 
John     B.     and     W.     A.     Cleland,     which     firm 
continued    until    January,    1898.     January    18, 
1898,    appointed    Circuit    Judge,    Fourth    Ju- 
dicial District  of  Oregon,  and  in  June,  1898, 
elected    to    full    term,    .and    again    in    June, 
1904.      From    1901    to    1902,    President    Ore- 
gon   State    Bar    Association.      In    1905    Vice- 
President   Pacific  Bar   Association,   and   since 
1906   has   been   lecturer   in    the   Law   Depart- 
ment,    University     of     Oregon.       In     Fargo, 
North   Dakota,   Noble   of   the   Mystic   Shrine; 
in   Oregon   Grand   Master   of   Masons    1898-99. 
Grand    Lecturer    Grand    Chapter    E.    A.     M. 
1902     to     1903.       Grand     Commander     K.     T. 
1898-99;    member   of   the   order   Eastern   Star, 
member     of    Al     Kader     Temple,     A.     A.     O. 
N.     M.     S.;     has     attained     the     33d     degree 
of   the    Ancient    and    Accepted    Scottish    Rite 
for     the     Southern     jurisdiction     of     United 
States.      In   Iowa   belonged   to    A.    O.   U.   W., 
I.    O.    O.    F.    and    Masons.      Was    W.    M.    and 
N"oble    Grand,    and    Eminent    Commander    K. 
T.    and     served    as    Senior    Warden     of    the 
Grand    Commandery    of    the   K.    T.    of    Iowa. 
In    1869    was   one    of    the    principal    founders 
of    the   Phi   Delta   Phi    fraternity.      Adjutant 
Sixth   Begiment  Iowa  National   Guard.   Mem- 
ber  of   the   Arlington   and  'Commercial   Clubs 
and    a   life    member    of    Multnomah    Amateur 
Athletic    Club.      Republican. 

WILLIAM    ALLAN    CLELAND. 

Eesidence,    175    East    Sixteenth    street;    of- 
fice,   532-534    Chamber    of    Commerce,    Port- 


land. Born  in  Center  Eock  County,  Wiscon- 
s;n,  June  22,  1855.  Son  of  James  and  Isabella 
(Bryson)  Cleland.  Attended  district  school 
Center,  Wisconsin,  until  1868;  preparatory 
school  at  Milton,  Wisconsin,  1868-70;  pre- 
paratory school,  Beloit,  Wisconsin,  1870-72; 
Beloit  College,  Beloit,  Wisconsin,  1872-74; 
Princeton  College,  New  Jersey,  1874-76, 
graduating  with  degrees  A.  B.  and  A.  M. 
Eead  law  with  'Cleland  &  Eaton,  Osage, 
Iowa,  1876-78;  with  H.  F.  Miller,  Fargo, 
Dakota  territory,  1879-81.  Admitted  to  Dis- 
trict Court,  Fargo,  Dakota  Territory,  June, 
1881;  North  Dakota  Supreme  Court  January 
14,  1890.  Came  to  Oregon  November  1, 
1890;  admitted  to  Oregon  Supreme  Court 
December  15,  1890,  and  United  States  Dis- 
trict and  Circuit  Courts  July  24,  1891; 
Washington  West  District  United  States 
District  and  Circuit  Courts  May  7,  1906; 
Idaho  Supreme  Court  May  4,  1908.  Prac- 
ticed alone  in  Grafton,  Dakota  Territory, 
1881  to  1882;  1882-1890  associated  with  O. 
S.  Santer,  Grafton,  Dakota  Territory.  Asso- 
ciated with  H.  F.  Miller  and  John  B.  Clelaud, 
Fargo,  Dakota  Territory  1888  to  1890.  Came 
to  Portland,  Oregon,  November  1,  1890,  and 
associated  with  John  B.  Cleland  1890  to 
1898;  practiced  alone  in  Portland  1898  to 
date.  Clerk  District  Court,  Walsh  County, 
Dakota  Territory,  1881  to  1884.  Member 
Portland  Commercial  Club;  member  Ma- 
sonic Fraternity,  W.  M.  Crescent  Lodge, 
Grafton,  Dakota  Territory,  1888;  Grand 
Treasurer  Grand  Lodge  of  Oregon  since 
]905;  High  Priest  Portland  Chapter,  No. 
3,  R.  A.  M.,  1894  to  1895;  Grand  High 
Priest  of  Oregon  1!)02  and  1903;  Eminent 
Commander  Oregon  Commandery,  No.  1, 
K.  T.,  Portland,  1898  to  1899.  Now  serving 
as  Deputy  Grand  Commander,  K.  T.,  of 
Oregon;  Treasurer  Al  Kader  Temple,  A.  A. 
0.  N.  M.  S.,  since  1908;  Patron  Myrtle 
Chapter  O.  E.  S.,  Portland,  Oregon,  1893- 
1894.  Eepublican. 

CLARENCE    H.     CLEMENTS. 

Eesidence,  664  North  Second  street;  office, 
Schallhorn  building,  Grants  Pass,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Phelps  County,  Missouri,  March 
25,  1874.  Son  of  Francis  Alexander  and 
Nannie  Frazier  (McMakin)  Clements.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  December,  1891.  Married  to 
Violet  A.  Bozarth  June  4,  1900.  Graduate 
of  Oregon  State  Normal  School,  Drain,  Ore- 
gon, 1894,  degree  of  B.  S.  D.,  and  of  State 
Normal  at  Ashland,  Oregon,  Commercial 
course,  1896.  Attended  Law  Department, 
Willamette  University,  1902-03.  Taught 
school  in  Oregon  and  Washington.  Admitted 
to  Washington  State  bar  May  13,  1904,  to 
Oregon  State  bar  1906.  Associated  in  law 
with  John  A.  Carson  at  Salem,  Oregon. 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  Grants  Pass,  Oregon, 
1905-6;  Police  Judge,  1906-7;  City  Attor- 
ney, 1908,  which  office  he  holds  to  date. 
Member  of  Grants  Pass  C.  of  P.,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
Commercial  Club.  Eepublican. 


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MORTON  D.   CLIFFORD. 

Residence  and  office,  Baker  City,  Oregon. 
Born  May  24,  1859,  at  Ottumwa,  Wapello 
County,  Iowa.  Son  of  Harmon  H.  and  Jane 
(Mahon)  Clifford.  Married  August  5,  1885, 
to  Edith  Hazeltine.  Came  to  Oregon  in 


1870.  Educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
Grant  County,  Oregon.  Read  law  in  the  of- 
fice of  W.  Lair  Hill  and  F.  P.  Mays  at  The 
Dalles,  Oregon.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon  and  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  in  1882.  Elected  Dis- 
trict Attorney  6th  Judicial  District  of  Ore 
gon  in  1884  and  re-elected  in  1886.  Ap- 
pointed Circuit  Judge  6th  Judicial  District 
of  Oregon  January  6,  1890,  and  elected  and 
served  three  successive  terms.  Retired  in 
lf*04  and  has  since  practiced  law  in  Baker 
City,  Oregon,  and  is  now  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  Clifford  &  Correll.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  in  the 
32nd  degree,  Knights  Templar,  a  Shriner 
and  past  Grand  Master  of  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity of  the  State  of  Oregon,  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Odd  Fellows  and  B.  P.  O.  E. 
fraternities.  Democrat. 

EDWARD  F.   COAD. 

Residence  and  office,  Dallas,  Oregon.  Born 
January  10,  1854,  in  Des  Moines  County, 
Iowa.  Son  of  Edward  and  Nancy  Ford 
Coad.  Married  October  19,  1881,  to  Emma 
Neal.  Graduated  from  Howes  Academy, 
Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  in  1874,  and  taught 
school  in  Illinois  for  two  years;  later  read- 
ing .  law  in  the  office  of  his  brother  J.  C. 
Coad  at  Centreville,  Iowa,  for  two  years. 
Admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Iowa  in 
1881  and  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1895. 


Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Seymour,  Wayne  County,  Iowa,  and  prac- 
ticed there  for  three  years,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Lincoln,  Kansas,  and  practiced 
for  five  years, — a  short  time  in  partnership 
with  F.  C.  Downey.  Removed  to  Las  Eni- 
mas,  Colorado,  and  practiced  in  that  city 
one  year,  later  practiced  for  five  years  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  in  1894  removed  to 
Dallas  and  continues  the  practice  of  his 
profession  to  date.  'City  Attorney  of  Sey- 
mour one  term;  County  Attorney  of  Lin- 
coln County,  Kansas,  and  City  Attorney  of 
the  city  of  Lincoln,  one  term,  Assistant 
City  Attorney  of  Salt  Lake  City.  Elected 
in  1904  County  Judge  of  Polk  County,  Ore- 
gon, and  re-elected  in  1908,  which  office  he 
holds  to  date.  Member  K.  of  P.  and  A.  O. 
U.  W.  fraternities.  Republican. 

RALPH  ALONZO  COAN. 


Residence,  East  Seventeenth  street;  office, 
312  Fenton  Building,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born 
May  22,  1881,  in  Boulder,  Colorado.  Son 
of  Alonzo  and  Marietta  (Lancaster)  Coan. 
Married  October  27,  1908,  to  Pansey  Bur- 
ton. Received  his  early  education  at  the 
Public  School  in  Boulder,  Colorado,  1896,— 
The  State  Preparatory  School,  Boulder,  Col- 
orado, 1890.  Graduated  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Colorado  1904  with  the  degree  of  B. 
A.,  and  later  from  Columbia  University, 
New  York  City,  with  the  degree  LL.  B., 
conferred  in  1906.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
the  State  of  Colorado  1906  and  practiced 
at  Boulder,  Colorado,  in  association  with 
Richard  Whitely,  until  September  30,  1906. 
Moved  to  Oregon  October,  1906,  and  studied 
law  in  the  office  of  S.  C.  Spencer  of  Port- 
land, 1906-1907.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 


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111 


Washington  1906  and  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
in  1908.  Practiced  in  Vancouver,  Washing 
ton,  1906-1908.  Entered  into  partnership 
with  Walter  11.  Evans  and  practiced  nnacr 
the  firm  name  of  Evans  &  Coan,  1908-1909. 
Upon  the  dissolution  of  this  partnership 
became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Whitfield  & 
Coan,  which  continues  to  date.  Member  of 
Phi-Beta  Kappa,  Elks  and  K.  of  P.  fra- 
ternities. Republican. 

CHARLES  EDGAR  COCHRAN. 

Residence,  1810  Second  street;  office, 
rooms  15,  16  and  17  La  Grande  National 
Bank  building,  La  Grande,  Oregon.  Born 
May  8,  1873,  Union  County,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Samuel  and  Louisa  Jane  '(Ruckman) 
Cochran.  Married  May  20,  1905,  to  Nel- 
lie Virginia  Ghormley.  Educated  in  the 
schools  of  Union  County.  Graduated  from 
the  Union,  Oregon,  High  School  in  1887; 
from  the  Oregon  State  Normal  at  Mon- 
mouth,  in  1890;  from  the  Law  Department 
of  University  of  Michigan,  at  Ann  Ar- 
bor, Mich.,  with  degree  LL.  B.,  June  28, 
1894.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  State  of 
Michigan,  June  4,  1894;  and  to  bar  of  Ore- 
gon August  11,  1894.  Admitted  to  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  of  United  States  for  Ore- 
gon January  5,  1909.  Became  member  of 
firm  of  Cochran  &  Cochran  October  17, 
1906,  which  continues  to  date.  Republican. 

GEORGE  THOMAS  COCHRAN. 

Residence,  LaGrande,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  November  1,  1877,  in  Union  County, 
Oregon.  Son  of  Samuel  and  Louisa  Jane 
(Ruckman)  Cochran.  Married  June  19, 
1901,  to  Martha  Pearl  Greene.  Educated  at 
the  public  schools  of  Union  County,  Oregon, 
and  at  Leland  Stanford  Jr.  University, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1901  with  de- 
gree of  A.  B.  Was  admitted  to  practice  in 
the  State  of  California  in  June,  1901,  and  to 
the  District  Court  for  the  Northern  District 
of  California  in  October  of  that  year;  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  Phillipine  Islands 
in  November,  1903,  and  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Oregon  in  October,  1906.  Was 
Special  Agent  and  Law  Officer  in  the  For- 
estry Bureau  and  Customs  Service,  Philip- 
pine Islands,  from  1903  to  1906.  Member 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  fraternity.  Republican. 

JULIUS   COHN. 

Residence,  428  Mill  street;  office,  517  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born  October 
10,  1886,  at  Fort  Scott,  Kansas.  Son  of 
Julius  and  Julia  (Lederman)  Cohn.  Early 
education  received  at  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  Fort  Scott,  Kansas,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1904.  Entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Kansas  in  the  fall  of  that  year 
and  graduated  in  1908  with  LL.  B.  degree. 
The  following  year  attended  Yale  Uni- 
versity and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  M. 


Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Kansas  June  18, 
1908.  Came  to  Oregon  in  October,  1909, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state 
on  December  15  of  that  year.  Practices 
in  Portland  under  firm  name  Cohn  &  Hunt, 
in  partnership  with  Roscoe  F.  Hunt.  Mem- 
ber Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternity. 

MAX    GREENBURG    COHEN. 

Residence        779 
Marshall       street; 
office,     1023-25 
Board      of      Trade 
Building,         Port- 
land.     Born    Jan- 
uary   19,    1875,    at 
Buffalo,       N.       Y. 
Son      of      Herman 
and       Hannah 
(Greenburg)       Co- 
hen.      Married 
May    23,    1901,    to 
Grace    Cohen.    At- 
tended   the    public 
and     high    schools 
of     Buffalo,     New 
York;       the       He- 
brew    Union     Col- 
lege     of      Cincin- 
nati,  Ohio;    the   University   of  Buffalo,  Medi- 
cal   and    Pharmical    Departments.      Admitted 
to   the   bar   of  New  York  at   Rochester,  Feb- 
ruary   20,    1899.      Came    to    Oregon    in    1902 
and   was   admitted    to    the   bar   of    this    state 
August  2,  1905.  Connected  with  Consolidated 
Amusement   Co.,   1902   to   1905.      Republican. 

JOHN  STORY  COKE. 


Residence,  Marshfield,  Oregon;  office,  room 
24,  First  Trust  &  Savings  Bank  build- 
ing. Son  of  John  S.  Coke  and  Mary 


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E.  (Moore)  Coke.  Born  at  Morristown, 
Tenn.,  August  21,  1867.  Married  June  28, 
1903,  to  Miss  Annie  Laurie  Anderson  at 
San  Francisco,  California.  He  received  his 
early  education  from  the  tutoring  of  his 
father  and  in  the  public  schools  of  Coos 
County,  Oregon.  Began  the  study  of  law 
in  1889  in  the  office  of  J.  W.  Bennett,  at 
Marshfield,  Oregon,  and  later  entering  the 
office  of  Whalley,  Strahan  &  Pipes,  at  Port- 
land, Oregon,  in  the  meanwhile  taking  the 
course  of  lectures  of  the  Law  Department 
of  the  University  of  Oregon  at  Portland, 
Oregon.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
at  Salem,  in  October,  1893.  He  then 
opened  an  office  at  Marshfield,  Oregon,  fol- 
lowing a  general  practice  until  his  appoint- 
ment as  Circuit  Judge  of  the  Second  Judi- 
cial District  of  Oregon  in  February,  1909. 
Served  as  Mayor  of  Marshfield,  Oregon. 
Elected  to  the  Senate  of  Oregon,  represent- 
ing the  Eighth  Senatorial  District  for  a 
four  years'  term.  Member  of  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  of  Marshfield  and  the 
Masonic  and  Knights  of  Pythias  fraterni- 
ties. Eepublican. 

FRANK  THOMAS  COLLIER. 

Residence,  94i/> 
Bast  Fift  e.e  n  t  h 
street;  office,  503- 
5  Gerlinger  build 
ing,  Portland. 
Born  September 
25,  1885,  in  Que- 
bec, Canada.  Son 
of  James  and 
Mary  (McKenna) 
Collier.  Attended 
preparatory  school 
until  1902,  then 
went  to  the  Uni- 
versity iof  Notre 
Dame,  South 
Bend,  In  d  i  a  n  a, 
gra  d  u  a  t  i  n  g  in 
1907  with  degree 
of  A.  M.  and  Ph. 
B.  Came  to  Oregon  in  February,  1907,  at- 
tended the  University  of  Oregon  Law  School 
and  graduated  in  1909  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  at  Salem, 
June  12,  1909,  after  which  he  entered  the 
office  of  J.  H.  Murphy,  where  he  now  pur- 
sues a  general  practice.  Republican. 

HENRY   E.   COLLIER. 

Residence,  1011  Stafford  street;  office,  20-21 
Holbrook  building,  St.  Johns  and  319  Lum- 
bermens  Bldg.,  Portland.  Born  June  26,  1872. 
in  Warren  County,  Kentucky.  Son  of  Pleasant 
P.  and  Sarah  A.  (Sullinger)  'Collier.  Married 
June  10,  1902,  to  May  O'Gara.  Educated  in 
the  common  schools  of  Missouri,  at  University 
Academy,  Columbia,  Missouri,  and  at  McGee 


College,  Macon  County,  Missouri.  Read  law 
in  the  office  of  Edmundson  &  Cullen  of  Mexico. 
Missouri.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Mexico, 
Missouri,  February  1,  1898.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  1899  and  -was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Pen- 
dleton  May  1,  1900.  Admitted  to  the  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  in  1904.  Served  as  Deputy 
District  Attorney  Sixth  Judicial  District  in 
1904  and  1905,  and  as  City  Attorney  for  St. 
Johns  in  1908,  1909,  1910.  'Entered  into  part- 
nership with  J.  A.  Collier  in  1901,  same  lasting 
two  years.  Entered  into  partnership  with  J. 
P.  Winters  in  1904,  the  partnership  lasting 
until  1907.  Partnership  with  J.  A.  Collier. 
November,  1908,  still,  continuing.  Member  I. 
O.  O.  F.  fraternity.  Republican. 

JOHN  A.  COLLIER. 

Residence,  160  East  Thirteenth  street; 
office  319  Lumbermens  building,  Portland. 
Born  in  1874  in  Warren  County,  Kentucky. 
Son  of  Pleasant  P.  and  Sarah  A.  (Snllenger) 
Collier.  Married  in  December,  1901,  to  Arta 
B.  Huston.  Educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  the  State  of  Missouri;  at  the  Hig'^  School 
in  Mexico,  Missouri.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1899. 
Read  law  in  the  office  of  H.  E.  Collier  at 
Pendleton,  Oregon.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Pendleton,  in  May,  1901,  and  practiced 
his  profession  for  a  few  months  at  Pendle- 
ton; he  then  opened  an  office  at  Fossil,  Ore- 
gon. While  practicing  there  he  was  ap- 
pointed Deputy  District  Attorney  for  Gil- 
liani  and  Wheeler  Counties,  1903  to  1907; 
was  appointed  District  Attorney  of  the  llth 
Judicial  District  of  Oregon  in  May,  1907, 
and  served  one  term.  Then  moved  to  St. 
Johns,  Oregon,  and  formed  a  partnership 
with  hia  brother,  H.  E.  'Collier,  and  remained 
there  until  September,  1909,  when  he  came 
to  Portland,  but  the  firm  continues.  Mem 
ber  K.  of  P.  fraternity.  Secretary  Eastern 
Oregon  Gas  Co.  and  of  Pacific  Northwest 
Milling  Co.  Republican. 

WILLIAM   MASON   COLVIG. 

Residence  and  office,  Medford  National 
Bank  Building,  Medford,  Ore.  Born  in 
Knoxville,  Mo.,  September  2,  1845.  Son  of 
William  Lyngae  and  Helen  Mar  (Woodford) 
Colvig.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1851.  Married 
to  Addie  Birdseye,  June  8,  1879.  Attended 
country  school  in  Oregon;  eighteen  months 
at  Tremont  College,  Tazewell  County,  111., 
then  teaching  school  for  short  time.  Studied 
law  with  Judge  A.  W.  Rodecker,  Pekin,  111., 
1871-72.  Returned  to  Oregon,  October  1875, 
and  admitted  to  bar  at  Salem,  Ore.,  in  1888. 
Member  of  Company  C.  First  Regiment,  Ore- 
gon Cavalry,  1863-66.  'County  School  Superin- 
tendent, 1882-1886;  District  Attorney,  1886. 
Member  Oregon  Text-book  Commission. 
President  Medford  Commercial  Club.  Mem- 
ber Masonic  fraternity.  Republican. 


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JAMES  LEWIS   CONLEY. 

Eesidence,  663 
Kearney  street; 
office,  439-441 
Chamber  of  Com- 
merce b  u  i  1  ding, 
Portland.  Born 
March  13,  1880, 
at  Golconda,  Illi- 
nois. Son  of 
Lewis  C.  and 
Melvina  (Light 
ener)  C  o  n  1  e  y  . 
Prepared  for  col- 
lege at  Golconda 
High  School;  had 
two  years  and 
one-half  in  the 
Literary  Depart- 
ment of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michi- 
gan and  graduated  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  same  institution  in  1906  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Michigan  at  Lansing  in  1906.  Traveled 
a  year  and  then  came  to  Oregon  the  follow- 
ing year  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  here 
January,  1908,  and  practiced  alone  until 
1909,  when  he  entered  into  partnership  with 
Fred  N.  DeNeffe,  under  firm  name  Conley 
&  DeNeffe,  which  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber Phi  Alpha  Delta  Fraternity.  Repub- 
lican. 

ALVA    O.    CONDIT. 


Attended  public  schools  of  Marion  County 
and  graduated  from  Normal  course  of  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon  in  June,  1884.  Degree 
of  B.  S.  conferred  in  1889.  Read  law  in 
the  office  of  Tilmon  Ford  and  W.  M.  Kaiser 
at  Salem.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
October  7,  1891,  and  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  in  1899.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  July  1,  1892, 
and  in  1893  formed  partnership  with  D.  C. 
Sherman  and  C.  A.  Park  under  the  firm 
name  of  Sherman,  Condit  &  Park,  which 
partnership  existed  until  1900.  In  1888 
elected  County  Treasurer  of  Marion  County 
and  was  re-elected  in  1890.  Appointed 
Deputy  District  Attorney  July  1,  1892,  and 
.served  two  terms.  City  Attorney  of  Salem 
1906-7.  Member  Company  B,  Oregon  Na- 
tional Guard,  1891.  Regimental  Adjutant 
with  rank  of  Lieutenant.  Republican. 

ROSWELL    L.    CONNER. 

Residence,  McMinnville,  Oregon;  office, 
same.  Born  September  18,  1866,  in  Polk 
County,  Oregon.  Son  of  Job  and  Polly  Ann 
(Riggs)  Conner.  Married  September  1, 
1897,  to  Myrtie  Apperson.  Early  education 
received  at  public  schools  of  Polk  County. 


Attended  McMinnville  College  from  1885 
to  1886  and  the  Willamette  University  at 
Salem,  1887  to  1889.  Admitted  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  1897,  and  to 
the  United  States  District  and  Circuit 
Courts  in  1899.  Has  practiced  his  profes- 
sion at  McMinnville  continuously  since  his 
Residence,  855  Oak  street;  office,  Grey  admission.  Served  as  Referee  in  Bank- 
building,  Salem,  Oregon.  Born  April  28,  ruptcy  two  years;  as  Deputy  District  At- 
1862,  in  Marion  County,  Oregon.  Son  of  torney  for  Yamhill  County  for  ten  years, 
C.  Condit  and  Rebecca  (Rowland)  Condit.  which  position  he  now  holds.  Served  in 
Married  Ada  L.  Worth  on  October  21,  1891.  Company  B,  First  Regiment,  O.  N.  G.,  from 


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1891     to     1897;     as     Deputy     Sergeant     from 

1891  to    1892    and    as    First    Sergeant    from 

1892  to    1895;    as    Second    Lieutenant    from 
1895    to    1897.      Member   Masonic   Fraternity. 
Member    of    the    McMinnville    School    Boar.! 
and    City    Attorney.      Eepublican. 

ALBERT  EDWARD  COOPER. 

Besidence,  "Tremont";  office,  716  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born  July  31, 
1876,  at  Fowlerville,  Michigan.  Son  of 
Joseph  L.  and  Mary  (Southern)  Cooper. 
Married  September  25,  1907,  to  Elva  Mackie 
Wickes.  Educated  in  public  schools  at 
Fowlerville,  Michigan,  graduating  from 
high  school  in  1894.  Attended  Cleary  Busi- 
ness College  at  Ypsilanti,  Michigan,  in 
1898.  Attended  Detroit  College  of  Law, 
Detroit,  Michigan,  from  1904  to  1907, 
graduating  in  June  of  that  year  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Michigan  in  June,  1907;  came  to  the  State 
of  Oregon  in  1908  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  here,  February  10,  1909.  Eepublican. 

WILLIAM    L.    COOPER. 

Eesidence,  174  Thirteenth  street;  office, 
436  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born 
in  McLemoreville,  Tennesee,  March  20, 
1868.  Son  of  William  S.  and  Martha  (Fox) 
Cooper.  Married  December  23,  1909,  to 
Brownie  Brownell.  Attended  McLemores- 
ville  (Tenn.)  Collegiate  Institute,  1890-91; 
Conway  public  school,  Conway,  Arkansas, 
and  public  school  at  Benton,  Arkansas, 
1892;  Hendrix  College,  Conway,  Arkansas, 
1893-94.  Bead  law  in  office  of  T.  M.  Me- 
haffy,  of  Benton,  Arkansas,  and  J.  W. 
Westbrook,  of  Benton,  Arkansas,  until  ad- 
mitted to  bar  at  Benton,  Arkansas,  March, 
1898,  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Arkansas, 
November  26,  1906,  after  which  he  com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  Benton,  Ar- 
kansas, alone  with  the  exception  of  one 
year  when  he  was  in  partnership  with 
John  J.  Beavers.  Held  office  of  Mayor  of 
Benton  for  one  term.  County  and  Probate 
Judge  in  Saline  County,  Arkansas,  1904  to 
1908.  Came  to  Portland  December  27,  1909, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  on 
February  1,  1910.  Member  Masonic,  B.  P. 
O.  E.  and  K.  P.  Fraternities.  Democrat. 

ELMER  E.  COOVERT. 

Eesidence,  312  East  Second  street;  office, 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  April  2,  1863.  Son  of  J.  E.  and 
Elizabeth  (Fudge)  Coovert.  Married  Octo- 
ber 20,  1887,  to  Margaret  Baker.  Moved 
to  Oregon  1871  and  attended  the  public 
school  at  Dayton,  Oregon,  until  1880.  Later 
attended  the  McMinnville  College,  1880  to 
1882.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  C.  W. 
Fulton,  Astoria,  Oregon,  1882  to  1884,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon, 
October,  1885.  Eepublican. 


CHARLES    WILLIAM    CORBY. 

Eesidence, 
Newburg,  O  r  e  - 
gon;  office,  same. 
Born  February  6, 
1859,  in  Oregon 
City,  Oregon.  Son 
of  Warren  and 
Elizabeth  J. 
(Bird)  Cor  by. 
Married  Septem- 
ber 13,  1892,  to 
Dora  Estelle 
Woodward.  At- 
tended public, 
schools  near  Ore- 
gon City,  the 
Oregon  City  Sem- 
inary and  Philo- 
math College  in 
Ben  ton  County. 

Bead  law  in  office  of  Morcom  &  Johnson 
at  Woodburn  for  three  years.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem  on  October  8,  1900.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  in  partnership 
with  H.  Overton  at  Woodburn  and  then 
removed  to  Salem  and  practiced  in  partner- 
ship for  seven  years  with  his  brother,  Grant 
Corby,  and  then  removed  to  Newburg 
where  he  practiced  alone  to  date.  Inde- 
pendent. 

GRANT    CORBY. 


Eesidence,  374  North  Summer  street; 
office,  room  314  United  States  Bank  build- 
ing, Salem.  Born  September  14,  1865,  in 
Clackamas  County,  Oregon.  Son  of  War- 
ren and  Elizabeth  J.  (Bird)  Corby.  Mar- 
ried June  27,  1887,  to  Mary  Viletta  Minier. 
Attended  public  schools  in  Clackamas 


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County  and  in  Marion  County  until  1892 
when  he  entered  Philomath  College,  and 
graduating  in  June,  1898,  with  B.  S.  de- 
gree. Entered  Law  Department  of  the  Wil- 
lamette University  at  Salem  in  1898  and 
graduated  in  June,  1900,  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  o^  Oregon  at 
Salem  in  June,  1900,  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  law  at  Woodburn,  Oregon,  con- 
tinuing there  until  1906,  when  he  removed 
to  Salem  and  has  since  practiced  there. 
Served  two  terms  as  Mayor  of  Woodburn, 
Oregon,  and  three  terms  as  City  Attorney 
of  the  same  place.  Was  appointed  City 
Attorney  of  Salem  January  1,  1910,  which 
position  he  now  holds.  Member  of  Macca- 
bees and  I.  O.  0.  F.  Fraternities.  Demo- 
crat. 

ORLANDO   M.   CORKINS. 

Kesidence  and  office,  Enterprise,  Oregon. 
Born  December  14,  1865,  at  Kingston,  Illi- 
nois. Son  of  Phillip  G.  and  Anna  M. 
(Babcock)  Corkins.  Married  March  7,  1889, 
to  Carrie  M.  Wright.  Educated  at  the 
common  and  high  schools  of  Illinois  and  at 
Missouri  State  University.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Nevada,  Missouri,  in  November, 
1891.  Came  to  Oregon  in  March,  1896. 
Was  County  Judge  of  Wallowa  County,  Ore- 
gon, from  1904  to  1908.  Democrat. 

SAMUEL    OSCAR    CORRELL. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Baker  City,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Frankford,  West  Virginia,  Sep- 
tember 30,  1872.  Son  of  William  Neil  and 
Martha  Nancy  (Butcher)  Correll.  Came  to 
Oregon  August  1,  1896.  Married  Edna 
Haskell,  November  28,  1905.  Graduated 
from  Chillicothe  Normal,  'Chillicothe,  Mis- 
souri, 1894;  Nevada  Business  College, 
Nevada,  Missouri,  June,  1895;  West  Vir- 
ginia University,  Law  Department,  June, 
1900.  Admitted  to  bar  in  West  Virginia 
June  6,  1900;  in  Oregon,  1901.  Practiced 
law  in  Lewisburg,  West  Virginia,  short 
time,  coming  to  Baker  City,  Oregon;  formed 
partnership  with  W.  F.  Butcher,  which  con- 
tinued until  November  1,  1904,  when  M.  D. 
Clifford  entered  said  partnership  under  firm 
name  of  Butcher,  Clifford  &  Correll.  Demo- 
crat. 

JOHN   WARREN    CORSEN. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Vale,  Oregon.  Born 
October  11,  1860,  at  Alton,  Maine.  Son  of 
Van  Kensaeler  and  Angeline  (Band)  Cor- 
sen.  Married  October  24,  1893,  to  Jennie 
May  Perley.  Attended  common  and  high 
schools  at  Upper  Stillwater,  Maine;  the 
Maine  Central  Institute  at  Pittsfield,  Maine; 
the  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary,  Kent's  Hill, 
Maine,  graduating  from  the  last  named  in- 
stitution in  1883.  Attended  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity, Middleton,  Connecticut,  1883-4. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Augusta,  Maine,  in 
1886.  Practiced  in  New  Portland,  Maine, 
1886-7.  Removed  to  St.  Cloud,  Minnesota, 


and  practiced  there  1888-9.  Removed  to 
Seattle,  Washington,  in  1889,  and  practiced 
there  until  1900,  when  he  went  to  Alaska 
and  pursued  mining  until  1908.  Republican. 

OLIVER    PERRY    CO  SHOW. 

Residence,  509 
East  Lane  street; 
office,  Douglas 
National  Bank 
building,  Rose- 
burg,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Browns- 
ville, Oregon, 
August  14,  1863. 
Son  of  Oliver 
Perry  and  Sarah 
Elizabeth  (Coch- 
ran)  C  o  s  h  o  w  . 
Married  to  Lib- 
bie  Kay  Decem- 
ber 25,  1886.  At- 
tended public 
schools,  Browns- 
ville, Oregon  ; 
high  school,  Port- 
land, Oregon;  University  of  Oregon  from 
1882  to  1885.  Admitted  to  bar  at  Salem, 
Oregon,  October,  1890.  Member  Oregon 
State  Senate,  1904-1908.  Member  Oregon 
Historical  Society;  American  Academy  of 
Political  and  Social  Science.  Member  Rose- 
burg  Commercial  Club,  Masonic,  Woodmen 
of  World,  United  Artisans,  I.  0.  O.  F. 
Fraternities.  Democrat. 

WILLIAM    WICK    COTTON. 


Residence,  Gresham,  Oregon;  office,  Wells 
Fargo  building,  Portland.  Born  December 
13,  1859,  at  Lyons,  Iowa.  Son  of  Aylett 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


Raines  and  Laura  Finch  (Wick)  Cotton. 
Married  August  29,  1888,  to  Fannie  Colling- 
wood.  Attended  National  School  of  Elo- 
cution at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  1870 
to  1875;  The  Millersville  State  Normal 
School  at  Millersville,  Pennsylvania,  1876 
to  1878,  receiving  the  degree  Bachelor  of 
Elements;  1880  to  1882  attended  Columbia 
University,  New  York  City,  receiving  the 
degree  ol  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
New  York  in  1882  and  practiced  in  New 
York  City  until  his  removal  to  Omaha, 
Nebraska,  in  1888,  in  which  year  he  was 
admitted  in  that  state.  Moved  to  Port- 
land September  5,  1889,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Oregon  the  same 
year.  Practiced  his  profession  in  partner- 
ship with  Luther  B.  Cox,  Joseph  N.  Teal 
and  Wirt  Minor,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Cox,  Cotton,  Teal  &  Minor,  1893  to  1898, 
when  the  firm  name  was  .changed  to  Cotton, 
Teal  &  Minor,  which  partnership  was  dis- 
solved in  1904.  General  Attorney  of  0. 
E.  &  N.  Company  from  1889  to  1896,  since 
which  date  he  has  been  General  Attorney 
of  the  Oregon  Railway  &  Navigation  Com- 
pany. Member  of  Arlington  Club,  Uni- 
versity Club  and  Commercial  Club  of  Port- 
land. Republican. 

WILLIAM    CHARLES    COUNTER. 

Residence  and  office,  Cottage  Grove,  Ore- 
gon. Born  in  Jewell  County,  Kansas,  Sep- 
tember 9,  1878.  Son  of  Henry  Edward  and 
Cassie  (Stouffer)  Counter.  Married  to 
Laura  Ashcraft  January  1,  1907.  Attended 
school  at  Belleville,  Kansas,  until  1887;  at 
Oberlin,  Kansas,  1887-1890;  high  school  at 
Oberlin,  Kansas.  Taught  school  winter  of 
1897-8.  Graduated  from  Rexford,  Kansas, 
high  school  in  1899  and  from  Thomas 
County  high  school  in  1901,  teaching  win- 
ter of  1901-1902.  Attended  Kansas  City 
Business  College  summer  of  1902.  Entered 
Kansas  City  Law  School  in  fall  of  1902, 
three-year  course,  graduating  with  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.,  1905.  Admitted  to  Missouri 
bar  June  5,  1905.  Post-graduate  law  course, 
Stanford  University,  1905-6,  and  admitted 
to  California  bar  soon  thereafter.  Admitted 
to  Oregon  bar  March  2,  1908.  While  re- 
siding in  Lakeview,  Oregon,  associated  with 
W.  J.  Moore,  then  District  Attorney,  Sec 
ond  Judicial  District,  serving  as  Deputy 
District  Attorney.  Moved  to  Cottage  Grove, 
Oregon,  February  10,  1909,  where  he  prac- 
tices to  date.  Republican. 

GEORGE  W.  COUTTS. 

Residence,  Pendleton,  Oregon;  office,  John 
Schmidt  block.  Born  in  LeRoy,  Illinois, 
December  14,  1856.  Son  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  (Ulery)  Coutts.  Married  to  Emma 
Murphy,  1877.  Attended  Mound  City 
school  and  State  Normal,  Paola,  Kansas. 
Read  law  with  Hon.  W.  R.  Biddle,  Pleasan- 
ton,  Kansas,  1881-3.  Admitted  to  bar  at 


Mound  City,  Kansas,  1883;  Supreme  Court 
of  South  Dakota,  1889;  Supreme  Court, 
Boise,  Idaho,  1896.  Came  to  Oregon  Octo- 


ber, 1905,  and  admitted  to  Supreme  Court 
of  Oregon  at  Pendleton  November,  1906. 
County  Attorney,  Latah  County,  Idaho. 
Secretary,  Umatilla  Bar  Association.  Mem- 
ber of  K.  of  P.  Fraternity.  Republican. 

THOMAS  F.  COWING. 

Residence,  674 
East  Madison 
street;  office,  334 
Worcester  build- 
ing, Portland. 
Born  April  28th, 
1841,  at  High 
Lipwood,  North- 
u  m  b  erlandshire, 
England.  Son  of 
Thomas  and  Jane 
(Heads)  Cowing. 
Married  July  19, 
1864,  to  Frances 
A.  Be  n  n  e  1 1 . 
Moved  to  the 
State  of  Oregon 
in  1889.  Received 
his  early  educa- 
tion at  Heather 
Falls,  on  the  River  Tyne,  Northumberland- 
shire,  England,  in  the  common  schools. 
Spent  four  winters  in  common  school  at 
Pierceville,  Dane  County,  Wisconsin,  and 
five  winters  at  Hanchettville,  Wisconsin; 
also  three  winters  at  Rusha  Cree,  Adams 
County,  Wisconsin,  his  father  being  a  far- 
mer. Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Minne- 
sota at  Fergus  Falls  in  October,  1889.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  the  same  year  and  was  ad- 


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mitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  at  Salem 
on  December  10,  1889.  Practiced  at  Oregon 
City  in  partnership  with  John  B.  Brocken- 
brough  from  1890  to  1894.  He  then  went 
into  partnership  with  his  son  under  the  firm 
name  of  Cowing  &  Cowing.  Moved  to 
Portland  in  1905,  and  still  practices  under 
that  firm  name.  Served  three  years  in 
Company  G,  Second  Wisconsin  Volunteer 
Infantry,  in  Civil  War.  Was  Postmaster 
at  Alexandria,  Minnesota,  for  four  years. 
Trustee  of  Soldiers'  Home,  Minnesota,  for 
six  years.  Eegister  of  United  States  Land 
Office  at  Fergus  Falls,  Minnesota,  for  four 
years.  First  Lieutenant  State  Reserve 
Militia  1880  to  1884,  at  Alexandria,  Minne- 
sota. Democrat. 

ANDREW    MURRAY     CRAWFORD. 

Eesidence,  477  Summer  street;  office, 
State  Honse,  Attorney  General,  Salem. 
Born  January  29,  1853,  at  Cannonsville, 
Delaware  County,  New  York.  Son  of  James 
Nelson  and  Joanna  (Owens)  Crawford. 
Married  October  22,  1885,  to  Florence  Irene 
Watson.  Attended  the  public  schools  of 
Delaware  County,  New  York;  the  Walton 


Academy  at  Walton,  New  York,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1876.  Read  law  at  Walton, 
New  York,  and  was  admitted  to  practice  at 
Binghamton,  New  York,  in  1878.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  1880  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  this  state  in  1881.  Read  law  with 
Senator  N.  C.  Marvin  and  Captain  M.  W. 
Marvin,  practicing  as  Marvin  Bros.,  in  Wal- 
ton, New  York.  Served  short  term  in  Ore- 
gon Militia.  Receiver  of  United  States 
Land  Office  at  Roseburg  from  1890  to  1894. 
Elected  to  the  Oregon  Legislature,  Lower 
House,  1897.  Practiced  law  in  Marshfield, 


Oregon,  1880  to  1890.  Elected  Attorney- 
General  in  1902  and  took  charge  of  office 
in  January,  1903.  Re-elected  in  1906;  sec 
ond  term  will  not  expire  until  1911.  Mem- 
ber I.  O.  O.  F.  and  Masonic  Fraternities 
and  Illihee  Club,  Salem.  Republican. 

THOMAS     HARRISON     CRAWFORD. 

Residence,  La  Grande,  Oregon;  office,  La 
Grande  National  Bank  building.  Born 
March  19,  1848,  in  Washington  County, 
Arkansas.  Son  of  'George  Alexander  and 
Martha  (Wilson)  Crawford.  Married  Rose- 
zelia  A.  Smith  in  1877.  Educated  in  a 
private  school  in  Washington  County,  Ar- 
kansas, and  moved  to  Oregon  in  1870,  en- 
tering the  Oregon  State  Agricultural  Col- 


lege in  1871  and  graduating  therefrom  in 
1874,  with  A.  B.  degree.  Admitted  by  the 
Oregon  Supreme  Court  in  1876  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Dayton,  Washington,  where  he  continued 
until  1878,  when  he  removed  to  Baker  City 
and  practiced  there  about  six  months.  Lo- 
cated in  Union,  Union  County,  Oregon,  in 
1879  and  continued  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession until  1906,  when  he  removed  to  La 
Grande  and  has  continued  in  active  practice 
since  that  date,  except  for  a  period  of 
eighteen  months,  during  which  he  was  on 
the  'Circuit  Bench  for  the  Tenth  Judicial 
District.  Appointed  in  1877  Probate  Judge 
of  Columbia  County,  Washington.  Member 
of  Masonic,  K.  of  P.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  Fra- 
ternities. Democrat. 

BEVERLY  B.  CRAWFORD. 

Residence,    Dammeier    Hall,    Eleventh    and 
Hall    streets;    office,    416    Chamber    of    Com- 


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merce  building,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born 
June  10,  1867.  Son  of  John  W.  and  Anna 
Dunn  Crawford.  Married  April  5,  1904,  to 
Helen  Sears.  Eeceived  his  early  education 
at  the  common  and  high  schools  in  Kinsley, 
Kansas.  Eemoved  to  Oregon  in  1885.  In 
1893  graduated  from  the  Law  Department, 
University  of  Michigan,  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  by 
Supreme  Court  of  Michigan  in  1893,  and  in 
the  spring  of  1894  formed  a  partnership 
with  City  Attorney  Nicholas,  of  Pueblo, 
Colorado,  under  the  firm  name  Nicholas 
and  Crawford.  In  1896  he  was  appointed 
United  States  Government  Townsite  Board 
in  Oklahoma,  and  held  that  office  until  the 
Board  was  abolished  in  Congress  in  1898, 
and  returned  that  year  to  Salem,  Oregon, 
and  engaged  in  law  practice.  In  1904  he 
located  in  Seattle,  Washington,  and  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  that 
city,  until  February,  1909,  when  he  returned 
to  Portland,  Oregon,  and  continues  to  prac- 
tice to  date.  He  is  a  member  of  Knights 
of  Pythias  and  United  Commercial  Travel- 
ers. 

LESLIE   E.    CROUCH. 

Eesidence,  876 
East  Ash  street; 
office,  420  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce 
building,  Port- 
land.  Born  July 
28,  1878,  at 
Stockbridge,  Wis- 
consin. Son  of 
John  O.  and 
Elizabeth  J. 
(Youmans) 
Crouch.  Married 
December  11, 
1904,  to  Clara  B. 
Frantz.  Received 
his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  coun- 
try schools  in 
different  parts  of 

Wisconsin.  When  a  child  his  father  died 
and  his  schooling  was  gained  while  working 
for  a  living.  In  1893  he  attended  the 
Stockbridge  High  School  (Calumet  County, 
Wisconsin),  graduating  therefrom  in  1897. 
From  January,  1899,  to  July,  1902,  was  in 
the  employ  of  the  Great  Northern  Eailroad 
and  Chicago  Great  Western  Eailroad,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  took  up  the  preliminary 
study  of  law,  with  a  view  of  entering  the 
legal  profession.  In  1902  when  he  had  re- 
moved to  Oregon,  he  entered  the  Law  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Oregon,  from 
which  'institution  he  received  his  LL.  B. 
degree  in  1904.  The  first  year  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon  he  was  appointed  one  of 
the  clerks  of  the  Senate  at  Salem,  Oregon. 
In  June  of  that  year  he  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  since  which  time 
he  has  been  associated  with  Eodney  L. 


Glisan  in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  At- 
torney for  Civic  Improvement  Board  for 
cleaning  up  city  for  1905  Exposition.  In- 
terested in  Alameda  Consolidated  Mines 
Company,  one  of  Oregon's  largest  gold  and 
copper  mines.  Secretary  for  the  Crater 
Lake  Company,  which  is  developing  Crater 
Lake  Eeserve  as  a  park.  Enlisted  in  Com- 
pany F,  Third  Infantry,  Oregon  National 
Guard,  1903;  eight  months  later  was  ap- 
pointed Corporal.  Four  months  later,  First 
Sergeant,  and  in  June,  1906,  was  promoted 
to  First  Lieutenant.  On  September  9, 
1908,  was  elected  Captain,  which  commission 
he  still  holds.  Member  of  Grand  Lodge, 
Eepresentative  and  Trustee  of  Ivanhoe 
Lodge,  No.  1,  K.  of  P.,  Member  of  the 
Executive  Committee  of  County  Central 
Committee.  Eepublican. 

LAUFLIN  M.  CURL. 


Eesidence,  406  East  Fourth  street;  office, 
211  South  Broadalbin  street,  Albany.  Born 
June  7,  1864,  at  Scio,  Linn  County,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Caleb  W.  and  Margaret  E.  (Fulker- 
son)  Curl.  Married  December  30,  1885,  to 
Anna  L.  Settlemire.  Educated  at  the  com- 
mon schools  of  Linn  County  until  1883. 
Taught  school  two  years  and  then  attended 
the  University  of  Oregon  until  1887.  Again 
taught  school  for  one  year,  when  he  was 
elected  School  Superintendent  of  Linn 
County  and  served  one  term.  Studied 
shorthand  and  in  fall  of  1890  entered  law 
office  at  Albany  as  student.  Completed 
course  prescribed  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Oregon  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem  in  June,  1892,  since  which  time  he 
has  practiced  continuously  in  the  City  of 
Albany.  Member  K.  of  P.,  B.  P.  O.  E. 
and  W.  O.  W.  Fraternities.  Eepublican. 


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VIRGIL    A.    CRUM. 

Residence,  595  East  Taylor  street;  office, 
600-604  Chamber  of  Commerce  building, 
Portland.  Born  March  30,  1884,  at  La 
Harpe,  Illinois.  Son  of  Charles  Pierce  and 
Lina  (James)  Crum.  Graduated  from  Git- 
tings  Seminary,  LaHarpe,  Illinois,  in  1903; 
attended  Knox  College  at  Galesburg,  Illi- 
nois, in  1903  and  1904;  attended  Adrian 
College,  Adrian,  Michigan,  1904  and  1905. 
graduating  in  June,  1905,  with  S.  B.  degree. 
Attended  Law  Department  of  The  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago  from  fall  1905  to  June, 
1908,  graduating  with  degree  of  J.  O.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in  June,  1908, 
and  practiced  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  from  that 
time  until  August,  1909,  when  he  came  to 
Oregon  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
September  of  the  same  year.  Associated  with 
George  S.  Shepherd  to  date.  Republican. 

CLARENCE    JOHN   CURTIS. 


Eesidence,  488  Commercial  street;  office, 
Page  building,  Astoria.  Born  August  20, 
1853,  at  Edwardsburg,  Cass  County,  Michi- 
gan. Son  of  Cyrus  Madison  and  Mary  Jane 
(Kimball)  Curtis.  Married  August  29,  1876, 
to  Anna  M.  Wood.  Eeceived  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  from  which  he  gradu- 
ated in  June,  1875.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
1878  and  studied  law  for  three  years  with 
ex-Governor  Addison  C.  Gibbs  at  Portland. 
Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon 
in  October,  1882;  to  the  United  States  Dis- 
trict Court,  Portland,  in  1890,  and  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  Court  in  1891.  Mem- 
ber Legislature  1889,  1892  and  1893.  City 


PERCY   POPE    DABNEY. 

Residence,  225 
East  Sixtieth 
street;  office, 
Lewis  building, 
Portland.  Born 
in  Powhatan,  Vir- 
ginia, November 
25,  1866.  Son  of 
William  Pope  and 
Leila  (Madison) 
Dabney.  Married 
to  Ethel  Crane, 
S  e  p  t  e  m  ber  11, 
1895.  Attended 
country  schools  in 
Virginia  till  six- 
teen years  of  age, 
then  private 
study  under  su- 
pervision of  fath- 
er, who  was  Judge  of  County  Court  of 
Powhatan  and  Cumberland  Counties,  Vir- 
ginia, followed  by  vacation  summer  course 
in  law  in  1887  under  Professor  John  B. 
Minor  at  University  of  Virginia.  Admitted 
to  bar  in  Virginia  in  1888.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1890  and  admitted  to  bar  in  Oregon 
in  1892.  Not  engaged  in  general  practice, 
but  making  specialty  of  land  titles.  Since 
1S90  associated  with  Title  &  Trust  Com- 
pany, of  Portland,  as  counsel.  Member  of 
Sons  of  American  Revolution  and  Portland 
Commercial  Club.  Democrat. 

PETER   H.    D'ARCY. 


Residence,     Salem,     Oregon;     office,     same. 


Attorney    of    Astoria    1887    to    1893.      Presi-      Born     March     4,     1854,     at     Brooklyn,     New 
dent      Common      Council,      Astoria,      1909-10.      York.     Son    of    Peter   and   Barbara    (O'Xeil) 


Member   B.   P.    0.    E.      Republican. 


D'Arcy.      Came    to    Oregon   with   his   parents 


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at  the  age  of  three  years,  and  received  his 
education  at  private  schools  and  at  the 
Willamette  University,  Salem,  Oregon,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1874  with  degree  of 
A.  B.  Eead  law  in  office  of  P.  L.  Willis 
in  Salem  and  Judge  J.  A.  Stratton.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  December, 
1876,  and  has  practiced  in  Salem  since 
that  date.  In  1885  elected  Municipal  Judge 
of  Salem  for  two  years.  In  1900  elected 
Mayor  of  Salem  for  two  years.  Vice-Presi- 
dent of  Pioneer  Association  of  Oregon.  Mr. 
D  'Arcy  is  in  demand  as  an  orator  at  pio- 
neer meetings  and  assemblages  of  public 
interest.  Eepublican. 

WILLIAM    B.    DAGGETT. 

Eesidence,  324  Salmon  street;  office,  922 
Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland.  Born 
January  6,  1867,  in  Bond  County,  Illinois. 
Son  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  E.  (Bowles) 
Daggett.  Married  in  1899  to  Amanda  J. 
Dever.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1890;  attended 
the  Oregon  Agricultural  College  at  Cor- 
vallis  for  two  years  (1894-1896),  and  gradu 
ated  at  Lafayette  Seminary  at  Lafayette, 
Oregon,  in  May,  1897,  with  degree  of  B.  L., 
also  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  June, 
1905,  and  began  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  Portland  in  September,  1908.  Demo- 
crat. 

GEORGE  NORTON  DAVIS. 

Residence,  494  East  Twentieth  street; 
office,  Merchants  Trust  building,  Portland. 
Born  September  28,  1878,  in  Sussex  County, 
Delaware.  Son  of  Edward  Stevenson  and 
Sarah  Elizabeth  (Spicer)  Davis.  Married 
September  25,  1909,  to  Eva  Brown  Lewis. 
Educated  at  the  common  schools  in  Dela- 
ware; at  the  Laurel,  Delaware,  High 
School  (1890-1894);  at  Delaware  College  at 
Newark,  Delaware,  graduating  in  1898  with 
degree  of  A.  B.  Attended  Harvard  Univer- 
sity Law  School  in  1902  and  1903.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  the  Superior  Court 
of  Delaware  November  23,  1903;  to  the 
Court  of  Chancery  and  Supreme  Court  of 
Delaware,  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  for  District  of  Delaware,  in 
May,  1904;  United  States  District  Court 
of  Maryland  in  December,  1906;  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  Janu- 
ary 13,  1908.  Came  to  Oregon  in  February, 
1909,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  this  state  in  the  same  month. 
Member  of  First  Delaware  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, Spanish-American  War,  from  May 
13,  1898,  to  November  16,  1898.  Private 
Secretary  to  Hon.  H.  E.  Burban,  M.  C., 
1907  and  1908,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Is 
not  at  present  in  the  active  practive  of  law, 
being  Trust  Officer  for  the  Merchants 
Savings  &  Trust  Company.  Member  Uni- 
versity Club,  Irvington  Tennis  Club.  Re- 
publican. 


W.    M.    DAVIS. 

Residence,  210  North  Twenty-third  street; 
office,  623  Lumbermens  building,  Portland. 
Born  May  7,  1866,  in  Edgar  County,  Illi- 


nois. Son  of  William  L.  and  Hartly  Irene 
(Minor)  Davis.  Graduated  from  the  Louis- 
iana, Missouri,  High  Schools  in  1886.  Early 
education  in  country  schools  of  Pike  County, 
Missouri.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missouri 
in  1888.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1891  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state  the  same 
year.  Served  six  years  in  Oregon  National 
Guard.  Deputy  City  Attorney  from  1896 
to  1902.  Republican. 

JAMES  NEWTON  DAVIS. 

Residence,  861 
Hawthorne  ave- 
nue; office,  403 
Corbett  building, 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Born  February  24, 
1858,  in  Taylor- 
ville,  Illinois;  son 
of  John  W.  and 
Rebecca  Ellen 
(Linn)  Davis. 
Married  Septem- 
ber 21,  1893,  to 
Mary  Evelyn  Me- 
Fadden.  Educat- 
ed in  the  com- 
mon and  public 
schools  in  Law- 
re  n  c  e  ,  Kansas, 
1864-1868;  the 

district  school,  1868-1877,  and  the  high 
schools  of  that  city  1877-1881,  completing 
his  studies  at  the  Kansas  University,  from 


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which  he  graduated  in  Law  in  1885.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  December  1,  1882,  at 
Lawrence,  Kansas,  and  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  partnership  with 
George  A.  Huron,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Huron  &  Davis,  in  Topeka,  Kansas.  Ho 
moved  to  Oregon  in  1890,  and  two  years 
later  practiced  law  as  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Davis,  Gantenbein  &  Veazie.  On  the 
dissolution  of  this  partnership,  he  continued 
to  practice  his  profession  alone  and  remains 
so  to  date.  Four  years  a  member  State 
Militia,  Kansas,  1878-1882,  and  was  elected 
to  the  Oregon  Legislature  in  1896.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Masons  and  of  the  Commercial 
Club.  Republican. 

LEWIS   J.   DAVIS. 

Eesidence,  Union,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  August  5,  1865,  near  Fond  du  Lac, 
Wisconsin.  Son  of  Jarvis  Elliott  and  Ea- 
chel  Ann  (Eomaine)  Davis.  Married  June 
22,  1892,  to  Ada  Wood.  Earliest  education 


received  in  public  schools  of  Wisconsin,  but 
at  the  age  of  eleven  years  came  to  Oregon 
with  his  parents,  settling  at  Union.  At- 
tended public  and  high  schools  at  that 
place,  graduating  in  1883.  Entered  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon,  took  two  years'  prepara- 
tory work  and  four-year  scientific  course, 
graduating  in  1889  with  A.  B.  degree.  Did 
newspaper  and  correspondence  work  for  a 
number  of  years.  In  1894  began  reading 
law  and  in  June,  1896,  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  this  state.  In  1898  opened  a  law 
office  at  Union  and  has  practiced  there  con- 
tinuously. Was  appointed  United  States 
Commissioner  by  Judge  Bellinger  in  1897 
and  reappointed  in  1901  for  second  term. 


Served  three  terms  as  Mayor  of  Union. 
President  of  Union  Commercial  'Club.  Ap- 
pointed City  Attorney  of  Union  January, 
1910,  which  office  he  now  holds.  Eepubli- 
can. 

JOSEPH   WARREN   DAY. 

Eesidence,  St.  Helens,  Oregon;  office, 
same.  Born  at  Medford,  Maine,  October  7, 
1860.  Son  of  Joseph  Warren  and  Lucinda 
(Betts)  Day.  Married  September  3,  1890, 
to  Irene  M.  Ansorge.  Early  education  re- 
ceived in  the  common  and  high  schools  of 
Medford,  Maine,  until  1874,  when  he  took 
an  academic  course  at  Foxcroft,  Maine, 
and  in  1880  a  business  course  at  Man- 
chester, New  Hampshire.  From  1890  to 
1893  read  law  in  the  office  of  H.  S. 
Tremper  at  Shelton,  Washington,  and  was 
admitted  to  practice  in  the  Superior  Court 
of  Washington  in  the  latter  year;  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Washington  in  1895. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  June,  1895,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  May  18, 
1896.  Was  Auditor  of  Mason  County,  Wash- 
ington Territory  and  State  of  Washington, 
from  1888  to  1895.  Democrat. 


FREDERICK  MASON  DeNEFFE. 

Eesidence,  663 
Kearney  street; 
office,  439-441 
Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, Portland. 
Born  1882  in 
Marcus,  Chero- 
kee County,  Iowa. 
.Son  of  Charles 
and  Eliza  beth 
(Eiede)  DeNeffe. 
Eeceived  his  edu- 
cation at  the 
Washington  Pub- 
lic School,  Spo- 
kane, and  gradu- 
aited  from  same 
in  1898,  later  at- 
tending the  Spo- 
kane, Washing 
ton,  High  School  and  graduating  in  1901. 
Entered  the  University  of  Michigan  in  1902 
and  took  one  year  in  Literary  Department 
in  that  University.  Later  took  Law  Course 
at  the  University  and  graduated  from  the 
Law  Department  in  June,  1906,  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Moved  to  Oregon  in  1906; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Michigan  June 
19,  1906,  and  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  the 
same  year.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession  at  Eugene,  Oregon,  and  practiced 
there  until  January  1,  1909,  when  he  moved 
to  Portland  and  has  since  been  associated 
with  James  L.  Conley,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Conley  &  DeNeffe.  Member  of  the 
Multnomah  Amateur  Athletic  Club.  Eepub- 
lican. 


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LEWIS   DENHAM. 

Residence,  Elgin,  Union  County,  Oregon; 
office,  same.  Born  May  12,  1869,  at  Aber- 
deen, Scotland.  Son  of  John  and  Mary 
(Milne)  Denham.  Married  September  15, 
1904,  to  Una  May  Conner.  Attended  pub- 
lic schools  near  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  until 


1G  years  of  age,  and  then  Heriot-Watt  Col- 
lege at  Edinburgh,  for  one  year.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1889  and  read  law  in  the  offices 
of  Stewart  S.  Denning,  Canyon  City,  Ore- 
gon, for  about  one  year  (1890-91).  En- 
tered the  Law  Department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Oregon  in  the  fall  of  1893  and 
graduated  in  June,  1895,  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in 
June,  1895.  For  five  years  following  en- 
gaged in  lumber  business  (until  1900),  and 
then  for  one  year  was  in  the  law  office  of 
King  &  Saxton,  Baker  City.  He  again  took 
up  the  lumber  business  and  for  three  years, 
1903  to  1906,  was  Western  Agent  and  Man- 
ager of  the  Lake  Superior  Lumber  Com- 
pany, Wholesale  Lumber  Merchants,  located 
at  Elgin,  Oregon.  In  August,  1906,  opened 
law  office  at  Elgin,  Oregon,  and  has  pursued 
the  practice  of  his  profession  continuously 
since.  Has  served  two  terms  as  Recorder  of 
City  of  Elgin,  Oregon.  Member  Masonic 
Fraternity. 

BEN  C.  DEY. 

Residence,  93  West  Park  street;  office, 
609-14  Fenton  building,  Portland.  Born 
December  29,  1879,  in  Oregon  City,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Thompson  and  Mary  E.  (Lamphere) 
Dey.  Attended  the  public  schools  of  Ore- 
gon and  California,  graduating  from  the 
high  school  at  Portland  in  1900.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  Law  Department  of  Leland 


Stanford  Junior  University  in  1905  with 
A.  B.  degree.  Read  law  in  the  offices  of 
W.  D.  Fenton  at  Portland  from  1905  until 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  June,  1906.  Imme- 
diately began  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  Portland  and  continues  to  date. 
Member  University  Club  and  Phi  Delta  Phi 
Fraternity.  Republican. 

ANDREW  J.   DERBY. 

Residence  and  office,  Hood  River,  Ore- 
gon. Born  May  1,  1877,  at  Gaston,  Ala- 
bama. Son  of  Andrew  J.  and  Elizabeth 
(Campbell)  Derby.  Married  April  29,  1908, 
to  Eleanor  Young.  Educated  at  Living- 
stone Military  Academy,  Livingstone,  Ala- 
bama. Came  to  Oregon  in  1900;  entered 
the  Law  Department  of  the  University  of 
Oregon,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1904 
with  LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  in  June,  1904,  and  practiced  in 
Portland  until  November,  1905,  when  he 
went  to  Hood  River  and  formed  partner- 
ship with  Seneca  Fouts,  under  the  firm 
name  Fouts  &  Derby,  which  lasted  one  year. 
He  then  formed  partnership  with  A.  A. 
Jayne,  under  the  firm  name  Jayne  &  Derby, 
and  this  partnership  existed  until  1907, 
since  which  time  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Is  at  present  County  Judge  of  Hood  River 
County  and  City  Attorney  of  Hood  River. 
Member  Hood  River  Bar  Association,  Com- 
mercial Club  of  Hood  River,  Hood  River 
University  Club  and  Oregon  State  Bar  As- 
sociation. Democrat. 

ARTHUR   HENRY   DERBYSHIRE. 

Residence  and  office,  North  Bend,  Oregon. 
Born  at  Great  Grimsby,  Lincolnshire,  Eng- 
land, September  29,  1878.  Son  of  William 
Henry  Hewson  Derbyshire  and  Ada  (Hen- 
rickson)  Derbyshire.  Attended  the  public 
schools  of  Stockton  and  Middlesbrough,  in 
Yorkshire,  England,  until  leaving  his  par- 
ents, at  the  age  of  twelve,  and  coming  to 
the  United  States,  in  October,  1890.  Edu- 
cated at  Oakley,  Idaho:  Albion  State  Nor- 
mal 'School,  at  Albion,  Idaho;  Cassia  State 
Academy,  at  Oakley,  Idaho;  the  Latter  Day 
Saints  College,  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 
In  May,  1901,  entered  the  law  office  of 
Ferguson,  Cannon  &  Tanner,  at  Salt  Lake 
City,  Utah,  and  pursued  his  law  studies 
until  May  19,  1902,  when  he  was  admitted 
to  practice,  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  Utah. 
He  then  returned  to  Oakley,  Idaho,  and 
began  to  practice.  September  8,  1902,  ad- 
mitted in  the  District  Court  of  the  Fourth 
Judicial  District  of  the  State  of  Idaho. 
November  4,  1902,  was  elected  Prosecuting 
Attorney  for  Cassia  County,  Idaho,  and  re- 
elected  in  November,  1904.  His  election  to 
this  office  necessitated  his  removal  to  Al- 
bion, Idaho,  the  county  seat,  where  he  re- 
sided and  practiced  from  January,  1903,  to 
January,  1907.  Admitted  to  practice  in  the 
Superior  Court  of  Idaho,  January  29,  1903. 


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123 


March  17,  1905,  admitted  to  practice  in  the 
United  States  District  and  Circuit  Courts 
for  Idaho.  He  then  moved  to  North  Bend, 
Oregon,  in  February,  1907,  and  commenced 
to  practice  March  1,  1907.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  'Salem  1908.  He  was  elected  City 
Eecorder  of  North  Bend,  Oregon,  December, 
1908,  and  re-elected  December,  1909.  Mem- 
ber I.  O.  O.  F.  and  K.  of  P.  Fraternities. 

THOMAS    MERRILL    DILL. 

Eesidence  and 
office,  Enterprise, 
Oregon.  Born  in 
W  a  shington, 
Iowa,  October  15, 
1859.  Son  of 
John  K.  and  Ann 
(Coulter)  Dill. 
Married  to  Effie 
Eckert  October 
29,  1889.  Attended 
W  a  shington, 
Iowa,  Academy, 
1879-1881;  special 
schools  in  Iowa 
City,  Iowa,  1883- 
84.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  St. 
Paul,  Minnesota, 
March  16,  1891, 

and  practiced  law  in  St.  Paul  until  1902. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1903,  practicing  in  Port- 
land until  1905,  when  removed  to  Enter- 
prise and  continued  practice  to  date.  City 
Attorney  of  Enterprise,  Oregon,  1906-1910. 
Appointed  Deputy  District  Attorney  for 
Wallowa  County,  April,  1909.  Member  of 
K.  of  P.  and  M.  W.  A.  Eepublican. 

WALTER   A.    DIMICK. 

Eesidence  -and  office,  Oregon  City,  Ore- 
gon. Born  in  Hubbard,  Oregon,  August  30, 
1879.  Son  of  George  W.  and  Bhoda  L. 
(Gleason)  Dimick.  Married  to  Oro  D. 
Caples  July  18,  1906.  Eeceived  his  early 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Hubbard, 
Oregon;  later  attended  Pacific  University 
at  Forest  'Grove,  Oregon,  graduating  in 
1902  with  degree  of  B.  S.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  October  13,  1904. 
Formed  partnership  with  Judge  Grant  B. 
Dimick,  which  continues  to  date.  City  Ee- 
corder 1905  to  date;  member  of  State  Legis- 
lature, 1908  to  1909;  member  of  Oregon 
City  Commercial  Club;  I.  O.  O.  F.,  K.  of  P., 
Elks  and  Bed  Men.  Eepublican. 

GRANT   B.    DIMICK. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Oregon  City,  Ore- 
gon. Born  March  4,  1869,  at  Hubbard, 
Marion  County,  Oregon.  Son  of  John  B. 
and  Almira  (Eberhard)  Dimick.  Married 
May  3,  1896,  to  Verene  Wolfer.  Educated 
at  the  public  schools  of  Marion  County 
until  1889,  after  whieh  date  he  attended  the 
State  Normal  School  at  Monmouth,  Ore- 


gon, for  two  years  and  one  year  at  the 
Baptist  College  at  McMinnville,  Oregon.  In 
1895  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem, 
and  in  1896  located  at  Oregon  City.  In 
1899  he  formed  partnership  with  O.  W. 


Eastham,  under  the  firm  name  of  Dimick 
and  Eastham.  This  was  dissolved  in  1903 
and  in  1904  formed  a  partnership  with  W. 
A.  Dimick  under  the  firm  name  of  Dimick 
&  Dimick,  which  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Oregon  National  Guard  for  three 
years.  Mayor  of  Oregon  City  four  terms, 
1900  to  1904.  In  1904  Presidential  Elec- 
tor. In  1906  County  Judge  of  Clackamas 
County  to  date.  Member  of  Oregon  City 
Commercial  Club.  Eepublican. 

CYRUS   A.  DOLPH. 

Eesidence,  363 
West  Park  St., 
Portland.  Office, 
Mohawk  Build- 
i  n  g,  Portland. 
Born  September 
27th,  1840,  at 
Havana,  Schuyl- 
er  County,  New 
York.  Son  of 
Chester  V.  Dolph. 
Married  June 
24th,  1874,  to 
Eliza  Cardinal!. 
At  the  age  of 
18  ihe  began  to 
teach  s  c,h  o  o  1 
which  occupa- 
tion he  followed 
from  1859  to  1862. 
1866  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon. 


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In  1869  was  elected  City  Attorney  of  Port- 
land. In  1883  became  senior  member  of 
the  firm  Dolph,  Mallory,  Bellinger  &  Simon, 
which  firm  was  changed  in  1893,  to  Dolph, 
Mallory,  Simon  &  Guerin,  and  continues  so 
to  date. 

MARION    FRANCIS    DOLPH. 

Eesidence,  830  Ealeigh  street;  office,  327 
Mohawk  Building,  Portland.  Born  July 
7,  1880,  in  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  of  Jo- 
seph N.  and  Augusta  (Mulkey)  Dolph. 
Educated  at  the  Emerson  Institute  at 
Washington,  D.  C.,  and  at  the  Portland 
Academy,  Portland,  Ore.,  from  1895-1897. 
Graduated  from  Williams  College,  Williams- 
town,  Mass.,  with  B.  A.  degree,  and  LL.  B. 
degree  from  the  Law  Department  of  the 
Oregon  University  in  1903.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  May  28, 
1903.  Married  to  Effie  H.  Houghton,  April 
21,  1909.  Member  of  University  and 
Waverly  Golf  Club,  Theta  Delta  Chi  and 
Phi  Delta  Phi  Fraternities.  Republican. 

DAVE  M.  DONAUGH. 

Residence,  543 
Umatilla  avenue; 
office  29  Washing- 
ton building,  Port- 
land. Born  Au- 
gust 7th,  1862,  at 
Bellville,  Ohio. 
Son  of  William 
and  Sarah  (Gar- 
ber)  Donaugh. 

Early  education 
received  in  tho 
public  schools  of 
Ohio,  the  High 
School  at  Bell- 
ville, Ohio,  The 
Ohio  University  a. 
Ada,  Ohio,  from 
which  he  graduat- 
ed; Holbrook  University,  at  Lebanon,  Ohio, 
and  at  Cornell  College,  Iowa.  Read  law 
in  the  office  of  Hon.  A.  R.  Mclntire 
at  Mt.  Vernon,  Ohio,  in  1885-86-87,  an;l 
taught  school  for  seven  terms  in  the  State 
of  Ohio.  Entered  the  law  office  of  Hon.  L. 
C.  Burr,  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  in  April,  1887, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  that  state  in 
June  of  that  year.  Came  to  Oregon  the  fol- 
lowing month  and  was  admitted  to  the  Ore- 
gon bar  in  1888.  From  1888  to  1894  was 
principal  of  the  East  Portland  Schools,  and 
part  of  which  time  he  taught  in  the  Portland 
Business  College.  In  '95  and  '96  taught  in 
Portland  High  School  and  in  1895  formed 
partnership  with  H.  M.  Switzer  and  H.  B. 
Adams,  under  the  firm  name  of  Switzer, 
Donaugh  &  Adams.  Upon  death  of  H.  M. 
Switzer  the  firm  continued  under  name  of 


Donaugh  &  Adams.  This  partnership  was 
dissolved  in  1903,  and  he  has  since  practiced 
alone.  Member  executive  committee  under 
the  second  administration  of  Mayor  Lane. 
President  Sellwood  Board  of  Trade.  Vice- 
President  Bank  of  Sellwood.  Democrat. 

LEE  B.  DOTY. 

Residence,  138  East  Sixty-first  street;  of- 
fice, 413-4  Fenton  building,  Portland.  Born 
October  3,  1880,  in  Carroll  County,  Illinois. 
Son  of  David  B.  and  Margaret  (Shannon) 
Doty.  Married  April  20,  1904,  to  Olive  E. 
Allison.  Graduate  of  Savanna,  Illinois,  High 
School;  attended  the  University  of  Illinois 
and  the  John  Marshall  Law  School  at  Chi- 
cago, graduating  from  same  in  1908  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  bar  of  Illinois 
at  Chicago  on  October  7,  1908.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  June,  1909,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  this  state  at  Salem,  Ore.,  in  March, 
1910.  Was  for  several  years  in  the  banking 
business,  having  been  in  the  Savanna  State 
Bank,  Savanna,  Illinois,  the  Illinois  Trust  & 
Savings  Co.,  Chicago,  and  the  Lacld  &  Tilton 
Bank,  Portland.  Is  practicing  his  profession 
alone.  Republican. 

GEORGE  BYRON  DORRIS. 

Residence,  464  Lincoln  street;  office,  rooms 
1-2,  Hovey  Bank  building,  Eugene.  Born 
March  7,  1832,  at  Nashville,  Tennessee.  Son 
of  Samuel  Frost  and  Susannah  (Pitt)  Dor- 


ris.  Married  May  15,  1866,  to  Emma  A.  Hoff- 
man. Acquired  education  by  night  study, 
after  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  nearly  six 
years  at  the  tinner's  trade.  After  reaching 
the  age  of  twenty-one  attended  Stewart  Col- 
lege at  Clarksville,  Tennessee,  for  about  six 


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weeks.  Left  college  to  eome  to  the  West, 
going  to  California  in  1855.  Bead  law  in 
Crescent  City,  California,  under  instruction 
from  Stephen  P.  Wright,  (District  Attorney 
of  Del  Norte  County),  and  under  Senator 
Jo'hn  P.  Haines,  during  1859-60.  Moved  to 
Jacksonville,  Oregon,  in  October,  1861,  and 
engaged  in  the  tin  and  stove  business.  Sold 
this  business  in  1862  and  .went  into  the  law 
office  of  B.  F.  Dowell.  Bead  law  in  his  office 
until  September,  1864,  when  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem,  after  an  oral  examina- 
tion by  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  state.  Lo- 
cated in  Eugene  in  1865  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession.  Elected  represen- 
tative to  legislature  in  1870.  Elected  to  the 
senate  in  1881.  Elected  Grand  Master  Work- 
man, A.  O.  U.  W.,  for  Oregon  and  Washing- 
ton and  British  Columbia,  in  July,  1885. 
Elected  Mayor  of  Eugene  April,  1877,  and 
served  as  City  Councilman  for  fourteen 
years.  Member  Masonic  Fraternity.  Demo- 
crat. 

WALLACE  ULYSSES  DOUGLAS. 

Kesidence  and  office,  Marshfield,  Oregon. 
Born  November  28,  1868,  at  Detroit,  Michi- 
gan. Son  of  Charles  Duncan  and  Emma  (Ed- 
wards) Douglas.  Came  to  Oregon  in  June, 
1887.  Educated  at  the  common  schools.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  at  Salem  in  Oc- 
tober, 1898.  Member  Masonic  and  B.  P.  O. 
E.  Fraternities.  Kepublican. 

EGBERT  H.  DOWN. 

Residence,  781 
East  Yamhill  St.; 
office,  514  Henry 
building,  P  o  r  t- 
land.  Born  Jan- 
uary 9,  1883,  at 
Silverton,  Oregon. 
Son  of  James  and 
Elizabeth  (Pat- 
terson) Down. 
Married  January 
11,  1905,  to  Flo- 
rence E.  Brown. 
Educated  at  Ha- 
zel Dell  public 
schools,  Marion 
'County,  Oregon; 
attended  Liberal 
University  at  Sil- 
verton, Oregon,  in 

1900,  and  entered  Mount  Angel  College  at 
Mount  Angel,  Ore.,  in  1902,  graduating  from 
same  in  1904  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Letters.  Graduated  from  the  Law  School  of 
the  University  of  Oregon  in  1909,  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  June  2,  1908.  Eepublican. 

WILLIAM  GILBERT  DROWLEY. 

Residence,  Baker  City,  Oregon;  office, 
same.  Born  December  7,  1864,  at  Caledonia, 
Minnesota.  Son  of  "George  C.  and  Jane 


(Brown)  Drowley.  Married  December  4, 
1899,  to  Lucy  A.  Barnard.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Minnesota,  at  Caledonia 
Academy,  from  which  'he  graduated  in  1880; 
at  the  University  of  Minnesota,  College  of 
Law,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1892  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Minnesota  in  June,  1892.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1899  and  was  admitted  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  this  state  in  May,  1900.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of 
Washington  in  November,  1908.  Member 
Masonic,  W.  O.  W.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  Fraterni- 
ties. Republican. 

ENOCH  BURNHAM  DUFUR. 

Residence,  109 
East  Fort  y-fifth 
street;  office,  601- 
602  Corbett  build- 
ing, Portland. 
Born  March  6, 
1843,  at  Williams- 
town,  Vermont. 
Son  of  Andrew 
J.  and  Lois 
(Burnham)  Du- 
fur.  Married  in 
1866  to  Francese 
Zimmerman,  de- 
ceased, and  in 
1882  to  Carrie  E. 
M  e  n  e  f  e  e.  At- 
tended public 
schools  at  Will- 
iamstown,  V  e  r- 

mont,  at  Waupaca  and  lola,  Wisconsin,  and 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  Killen  &  More- 
land,  having  come  to  this  state  in  1860.  At- 
tended Portland  Academy  1861  to  1863.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  1884  and  to  the 
bar  of  fche  State  of  Washington  in  1885. 
Also  admitted  to  the  United  States 
District  and  Circuit  Courts,  District  of 
Oregon.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  at 
The  Dalles  in  1885  and  practiced  there 
for  sixteen  years.  He  then  removed  to 
Jackson  County  and  practiced  there  three 
years,  after  which  he  came  to  Portland  and 
entered  into  partnership  .with  H.  H.  Riddell, 
which  partnership  continued  for  two  years. 
He  practiced  alone  for  one  year  following  the 
dissolution  of  the  last  named  partnership, 
and  then  formed  a  partnership  with  W.  A. 
Carter,  which  exists  to  date.  Member  of 
legislature  from  Wasco  County  for  one  term 
in  1874.  Elected  to  the  senate  from  Wasco, 
Sherman  and  Gilliam  Counties,  in  1896-1900. 
Served  as  Councilman  at  The  Dalles  for  three 
years,  and  elected  Mayor  of  The  Dalles  in 
1894,  afterward  serving  on  the  water  board 
at  the  same  place. 

JOHN  DUNCAN. 

Residence  and  office,  Albany,  Oregon.  Born 
in  Washington  County,  Arkansas,  July  12, 
1851.  Son  of  James  and  Sarah  A.  (Brickey) 


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Duncan.  Came  to  Oregon  in  September,  1861. 
Married  Mrs.  Margaret  Walter,  October  1, 
1901.  Attended  common  schools  of  Marion 
County,  Oregon.  Graduated  from  Willam- 
ette University,  Salem,  Ore.,  June  23,  1874, 
with  degree  of  B.  S.  Taught  in  public 
schools  of  Marion  and  Linn  Counties  until 
March,  1878.  Admitted  to  the  Oregon  State 
Bar,  1880,  serving  as  deputy  sheriff  for  two 
years  following.  Began  practice  of  law  at 
Prineville,  Ore.,  January,  1883,  removing  to 
Albany,  Ore.,  January,  1890.  County  Judge 
of  Linn  County,  1892-96;  re-elected  in  June, 
1908.  Member  of  Masonic  Fraternity  and 
Eastern  Star.  Republican. 

RALPH  R.  DUNIWAY. 

Residence,  748  East  Burnside  street;  office, 
530  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Port- 
land. Born  November  7,  1869,  at  Albany, 
Oregon.  Son  of  Benjamin  C.  and  Abigail 
(Scott)  Duniway.  Married  September  20, 
1894,  to  Kate  Schermerhorn.  Early  educa- 
tion received  at  public  schools  of  Portland 
and  at  Cornell  Law  School,  graduating  from 
same  in  1892  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  1892. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
alone  in  Portland,  until  formation  of  partner- 
ship .with  Judge  M.  C.  George  and  Wm.  Gre- 
gory, which  continued  until  Judge  George 
went  on  the  bench,  and  since  which  time 
practiced  alone.  Republican. 

GEORGE  HANNIBAL  DURHAM. 

Residence  and  office,  Grants  Pass,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Springfield,  111.,  December  4,  1844. 
Son  of  Albert  A.  and  Miranda  A.  (White) 
Durham.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1847.  Married 
Miss  S.  E.  Clark,  who  died  in  1899.  lu  1903 
married  Kathleen  MeNea!.  Educated  in  Bish- 
op Scott  Academy,  then  of  Oswego,  Ore. 
From  1858  to  1860  attended  Willamette  Uni- 
versity, Salem,  Ore.  1862  entered  Pacific 
University  at  Forest  Grove,  Ore.,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1864  with  degree  of  A.  B. 
Read  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Lansing 
Stout  of  Portland  for  three  years.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Ore.,  in  1869.  One  year 
later  was  in  partnership  with  C.  A.  Ball  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Durham  &  Ball.  Three 
years  later  formed  partnership  with  H.  Y. 
Thompson  under  the  firm  name  of  Durham 
&  Thompson:  subsequently  W.  Lair  Hill, 
became  a  member  of  the  firm,  and  later  Gen- 
eral Williams,  on  his  return  from  Washing- 
ton, also  became  a  member  of  the  firm  under 
the  firm  name  of  Williams,  Hill,  Durham, 
Thompson  &  Mays.  Messrs.  Hill  &  Mays  be- 
ing located  at  The  Dalles,  operated  the  office 
of  the  firm  in  that  city,  which  continued  for 
three  years,  when  Messrs.  Hill  &  Mays  re- 
tired from  the  firm.  For  seven  years  it  con- 
tinued under  the  firm  name  of  Williams,  Dur- 
ham &  Thompson.  When  this  partnership 
dissolved,  the  firm  of  Durham,  Platt  &  Platt 
was  formed,  which  continued  for  several 


years.  He  practiced  alone  until  1903,  when 
he  removed  to  Grants  Pass,  where  he  prac- 
ticed his  profession  for  five  years  in  partner- 
ship with  W.  M.  Colvig,  which  continued  un- 
til October,  1909,  when  he  resumed  his  prac- 
tice alone,  which  continues  to  date.  In 
1870  was  head  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Multnomah 
County;  1871  Register  in  Bankruptcy  of  Ore 
gon;  1872  District  Attorney  of  Multnomah 
County,  Oregon.  Republican. 

CHARLES  HENRY   DYE. 

Residence,  902  Jefferson  street;  office,  cor- 
ner Eighth  and  'Main  streets,  Oregon  City. 
Born  August  23,  1856,  at  Fort  Madison,  Iowa. 
Son  of  Henry  and  Jane  (Michlewait)  Dye. 
Married  July  13,  1882,  to  Eva  Emery.  Early 
education  received  in  the  public  schools  of 
Lee  County,  Iowa.  Attended  Denmark  Academy 
at  Denmark,  Iowa,  and  graduated  in  1878, 
afterwards  entering  Oberlin  College  at  Ober- 
lin,  Ohio,  in  Fall  of  1878,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  1882  with  the  degree  of  A.  B., 
and  in  1885  with  degree  of  A.  M.  He  after- 
wards entered  the  University  of  Iowa  and 
graduated  in  1889  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Iowa  City,  Iowa,  in  June, 
1889.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1890  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1890.  Deputy 
District  Attorney  for  Clackamas  County,  1894 
to  1896.  City  Attorney,  Oregon  City,  in 
1897-8.  Representative  in  legislature,  1907-8. 
President  Oregon  City  Board  of  Trade  in 
1907. 

ROBERT  EAKIN. 


Residence,  corner  State  and  Twelfth 
streets;  office,  State  House,  Salem,  Oregon. 
Born  March  15,  1848,  at  Elgin,  Illinois.  Son 
of  Stewart  B.  and  Catherine  (McEldowney) 


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Eakin.  Married  June  21,  1871,  to  Mary  Wal- 
ker. Educated  at  the  public  schools  of 
Bloom,  Illinois,  and  the  Willamette  Univers- 
ity, Salem,  Oregon,  graduating  therefrom  in 
1873  with  B.  S.  degree.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
August,  1866.  Eead  law  with  Honorable  Geo. 
B.  Dorris,  in  1873-4.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem  in  1874.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  at  Union,  Oregon,  immediately  after  his 
admission  and  continued  there  until  March, 

1895,  when    he   was   appointed   Judge   of   the 
Circuit  'Court  for  the  Eighth  Judicial  District 
of  Oregon,  being  elected  to  the  office  in  1896, 
and    re-elected    in    1902,    serving    until    1906, 
when  he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Supremo 
Court    of    Oregon    for    a    term    of    six    years. 
Member    of    Masonic    Fraternity.       Republi- 
can. 

JAMES   ALEXANDER   EAKIN. 

Residence,  51  Grand  Ave.;  office,  426-8  Com- 
mercial street,  Astoria,  Ore.  Born  October 
26,  1859,  at  Chicago  Heights,  Illinois.  Son  of 
Stewart  Bates  and  Catherine  (McEldowney; 
Eakin.  Married  October  8,  1887,  to  Clara 
M.  Adams.  Moved  to  Oregon  with  his  par- 
ents when  he  was  seven  years  of  age,  at 
tended  rural  school  near  Eugene.  Attended 
public  schools  at  Eugene  for  one  year,  enter- 
ing the  preparatory  department  of  the  State 
University  (in  its  second  year)  and  attended 
that  institution  until  the  completion  of  'his 
studies.  Read  law  three  years  in  the  office 
of  his  brother,  Judge  Robert  Eakin,  at  Union, 
Oregon,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1887; 
practiced  two  years  with  him,  then  attended 
Boston  University  School  of  Law  for  two 
years  and  graduated  in  1891.  Located  at 
Astoria  and  has  practiced  there  ever  since. 
Appointed  Circuit  Judge  Fifth  District  Ore- 
gon in  May,  1909,  which  position  he  still 
holds.  Served  as  Deputy  District  Attorney 
for  the  past  six  years.  Republican. 

HARRY  COUCH  EASTHAM. 

Residence,  Vale,  Oregon;  office,  same.  Born 
June  4,  1874,  at  Guyandotte,  West  Virginia. 
Son  of  Wellington  and  Sarah  Frances  ('Couch) 
Eastham.  Married  August  16,  1899,  to  Cath- 
erine Weller.  Received  his  early  education 
at  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Point  Pleas- 
ant, West  Virginia,  at  Roanoke  College,  Sa- 
lem, Virginia.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1892  and 
entered  the  law  department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Oregon,  from  which  he  graduated  in 

1896,  with   LL.   B.   degree.     Admitted  to   the 
Supreme  Court   of  Oregon,  at  Salem,  June  8, 
1896,  and  to  the  'Supreme  Court  of  Appeals, 
of  West  Virginia,  at  'Charleston,  December  1, 
1909,      as      non-resident      licensed      attorney. 
From  the  time  of  his  admission  he  practiced 
his  profession  at  Portland  and  at  Baker  City, 
until  February,  1907,  when  he  moved  to  Vale 
and    has    since    been    doing    general    practice 
there.     Appointed   City  Attorney   of   Vale   in 
March,  1907,  and  served  three  terms.     Demo- 
crat. 


O.  W.  EASTHAM. 

Residence,  Oregon  City;  office,  Oregon  City. 
Born  December  17,  1874,  in  Marion  County, 
Oregon.  Son  of  William  F.  and  Ann  (Clea- 
ver) Eastham.  Married  September  19,  1899, 
to  Daisy  B.  Andrus.  Graduated  from  Port- 
land University  in  1896,  with  A.  B.  degree. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1898 
and  to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  the  same  year. 
Has  practiced  his  profession  continuously 
since  that  time.  Republican. 

WALLIS  FEARNSIDE   EASTHAM. 

Office,  335  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Port- 
land. Born  August  30,  1885,  at  Vancouver, 
Washington.  Son  of  Augustus  B.  and  Annie 
(Fearnside)  Eastham.  Attended  public 
school  and  High  School  at  Vancourer,  Wash- 
ington, graduating  therefrom  in  1904.  Re- 
ceived the  degree  of  A.  B.  from  Stanford 
University,  California,  in  1908.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  October,  1908. 
With  'Coovert  &  Stapleton,  from  September, 
1908,  to  January,  1910,  when  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  Arthur  A.  Murphy,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Eastham  &  Murphy.  Mem- 
ber Delti  Chi  Fraternity.  Republican. 

COLON  R.  EBERHARD. 


Residence  and  office,  La  Grande,  Oregon. 
Born  June  30,  1880,  in  Yamhill  'County,  Ore- 
gon. Son  of  Franklin  Pierce  and  Josephine 
(Cone)  Eberhard.  Married  October  21,  1908, 
to  Elsie  Maude  Knapper.  Attended  public 
schools  at  McMinnville,  Oregon,  graduating 
from  the  high  school  in  1899,  from  the  law 
department  of  the  Willamette  University  at 
Salem,  in  1904,  and  from  Law  Department 
Valparaiso  University,  Valparaiso,  Indiana, 
in  1905.  Admitted  to  practice  in  Circuit  and 


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Supreme  Courts,  Indiana,  June  5,  1905.  Re- 
turned  to  Oregon,  and  in  February,  1906,  per- 
manently admitted  to  practice  in  all  courts 
of  the  State  of  Oregon,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  Circuit  and  District  Federal  'Courts  of 
this  state  in  1907.  Located  at  Joseph,  Ore- 
gon, in  1905,  and  engaged  in  active  practice 
there  until  April,  1909.  Was  appointed  Ref- 
eree in  Bankruptcy  in  December,  1905,  by 
Judge  Wolverton.  Elected  City  Recorder  at 
Joseph  in  1907  and  Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
1908,  each  for  a  term  of  two  years.  In  Sep- 
tember 1907  was  appointed  attorney  for  Wal- 
lowa  County  for  State  Land  Board,  and  in 
1908  was  appointed  Deputy  Prosecuting  At- 
torney for  Wallowa  County.  In  March  1909 
appointed  Receiver  of  Public  Moneys  at 
United  States  Land  Office  at  La  Grande,  Ore., 
by  President  Taft.  Member  of  Oregon  State 
Bar  Association.  Member  I.  O.  O.  F.,  B.  P. 
O.  E.,  Masonic  and  A.  O.  U.  W.  Fraternities. 
Republican. 

OSCAR  D.  EBY. 

Residence  and  office,  Oregon  City,  Oregon. 
Born  November  4,  1872,  in  Linn  'County,  Ore- 
gon. Son  of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Barger) 
Eby.  Married  November  13,  1898,  to  Jennie 
Moore.  Educated  at  the  common  schools  of 
Linn  County  and  at  the  University  of  Ore- 


gon, until  1892.  Studied  law  with  Robert  A. 
Miller  in  Oregon  City  in  1902.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem  October  13,  1904,  and  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  Court  and  United 
States  District  Court  for  District  of  Oregon, 
February  24,  1909.  Was  Deputy  Prosecuting 
Attorney  for  Clackamas  County  under  Gil- 
bert L.  Hedges,  1907-8;  Chief  Deputy  County 
Clerk's  Office,  1901-2.  At  present  member 
Board  of  Education  of  Oregon  City.  Mem- 
ber Board  of  Directors  of  Willamette  Valley 


Chautauqua  Association.  Director  and  Treas- 
urer Clackamas  County  Fair  Association. 
Member  Commercial  'Club,  Oregon  City. 
Member  United  Artisans.  Democrat. 

BENJAMIN  L.  EDDY. 

Residence  721  South  Main  street,  Roseburg, 
Oregon;  office,  Masonic  Temple  building. 
Born  in  Washington  County,  near  Portland, 
Oregon,  October  30,  1865;  son  of  Seth  and 
Mary  (Miller)  Eddy.  Married  November, 
1888,  to  Miss  Laura  A.  Applewhite.  Received 
his  early  education  in  public  schools  at  The 


Dalles  and  Albany,  Oregon,  and  under  pri- 
vate instructors;  became  a  telegraph  opera- 
tor, afterwards  a  stenographer;  in  1891  be- 
gan the  study  of  law,  reading  in  the  office  of 
Milton  W.  Smith  of  Portland,  Oregon,  after- 
wards taking  a  course  in  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Oregon;  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1894  and  began  the 
practice  of  law  at  Portland.  In  1896  re- 
moved to  Tillamook  'County  and  engaged  in 
practice  there;  served  two  terms  in  the  Ore- 
gon legislature;  author  of  the  'Corporation 
Tax  Law  of  Oregon;  in  1905  appointed  by 
President  Roosevelt  Register  of  Roseburg 
Land  Office,  in  which  capacity  he  served  four 
years;  January  1,  1910,  resumed  practice  of 
the  law  at  Roseburg,  forming  a  partnership 
with  Geo.  M.  Brown,  prosecuting  attorney, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Brown  &  Eddy,  where 
they  follow  a  general  practice  to  date. 
Member  of  the  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  A.  O.  U.  W., 
Woodmen  of  the  World  and  the  United  Ar- 
tisans. Republican. 

ERNEST  LEE  ELLIOTT. 

Residence    and    office,    Klamath   Falls,   Ore- 
gon.    Born  April  14,  1868,  in  Bremer  County, 


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Iowa.  Son  of  John  and  Sally  (Dudgeon) 
Elliott.  Married  January  29,  1903,  to  Clara 
Redfield.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Bremer  County,  Iowa;  at  Waterloo  College, 
Waterloo,  Iowa;  at  the  Northern  Illinois  Nor- 
mal School,  Dixon,  Illinois,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  1892.  Taught  school  in  Iowa 
and  Wisconsin  until  1895.  Attended  Iowa 
College  of  Law,  a  department  of  Drake  Uni- 
versity, Des  Moines,  Iowa,  and  read  law  in 
the  office  of  Gilchrist  &  Whipple  of  Vinton, 
Iowa,  for  eighteen  months.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Iowa  in  1898  and  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  at  Vinton,  practicing  alone  until 
May,  1899,  when  he  removed  to  Oelwein, 
Iowa,  and  entered  into  partnership  -with  A. 
J.  Anders  under  the  firm  name  of  Anders  &  El- 
liott, which  continued  until  1900,  after  which 
he  again  practiced  alone,  until  1903,  when  he 
was  appointed  Superior  Judge  of  Oelwein, 
Iowa,  filling  that  office  until  1907,  when  he 
went  to  Lewiston,  Idaho,  and  practiced  there 
two  years,  removing  to  Oregon  in  June,  1909, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem.  Prac- 
tices to  date  at  Klamath  Falls,  alone.  Mem- 
ber Iowa  National  Guard  for  twelve  years, 
for  three  years  Captain  of  Company  L,  49th 
Regiment.  Member  Masonic,  K.  of  P.,  B.  P. 
O.  E.  and  A.  O.  U.  W.  Fraternities.  Repub- 
lican. 

ARTHUR   CARPENTER   EMMONS. 

Residence,  Riv- 
erdale,  Oregon; 
office,  No.  713-716 
Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, Portland. 
Born  in  Orion, 
Oakland  County, 
Mich.,  September 
19,  1859.  Son  of 
Elias  R.  and  Sa- 
rah M.  (Carpen- 
ter) E  m  m  o  n  s. 
Came  to  Oregon 
in  December,  1881. 
Married  Kittie  E. 
Wilcox,  March  15, 
1886.  Attended 
public  school  at 
Orion,  Mich.,  1872 
to  1875.  Read 

law  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  Admitted  to 
Wisconsin  state  bar,  November  22,  1880;  to 
Oregon  state  bar,  in  1882,  and  immediately 
commenced  the  practice  of  the  law  in  Port- 
land, Oregon,  in  partnership  with  his  brother, 
R.  W.  Emmons,  which  continues  to  date, 
Member  Arlington  and  Portland  Commercial 
Clubs,  Masonic  Fraternity;  General  Counsel 
United  Railways  Company.  Republican. 

WILLIAM  R.  ELLIS. 

Residence,  Pendleton;  office,  Washington, 
D.  C.  Born  April  23,  1850,  at  Waveland,  In- 
diana. Son  of  James  and  Susan  (Stone)  El- 
lis. Married  March  31,  1880,  to  Jennie  B. 


Edwards,  who  died  in  1882.  June  16,  1885, 
he  married  Ida  J.  Scott.  Removed  to  Guth- 
rie  County,  Iowa,  in  1855,  where  he  worked 
upon  a  farm  and  attended  district  school. 
Later  he  farmed,  taught  school  and  attended 
the  Iowa  State  Agricultural  College.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  Law  Department  of  the  Iowa 
State  University  in  1874.  Practiced  law  and 
did  some  newspaper  work  at  Hamburg,  Iowa, 
serving  there  two  years  as  City  Attorney, 
and  one  year  as  Mayor.  Removed  to  Oregon 
in  1883.  Served  three  terms  as  District  At- 
torney of  the  Seventh  Judicial  District  of 
Oregon.  Was  member  of  Congress  from  the 
Second  District  of  Oregon,  1893-1899,  and 
Judge  of  the  Sixth  Judicial  District  of  Ore- 
gon from  1900  to  1906.  Member  of  Congress 
to  date.  Republican. 

HALMOR  HULL  EMMONS. 

Residence,  Jen- 
nings Lodge, 
Portland;  office, 
909-913  Board  of 
Trade  Bldg.  Born 
July  10,  I860,  at 
Detroit,  Michi- 
gan. Son  of  Hal- 
mor  H.  and  Sara 
(Williams)  Em- 
mo  n  s  .  Married 
December  30,  1882. 
to  Altha  Newton. 
Education  re- 
ceived at  Notre 
Dame  Academy, 
•South  Bend,  In- 
diana, Racine  Col- 
lege, Racine,  Wis- 
consin, Williston 

College,  East  Hampton,  Massachusetts,  and 
from  private  instructors  for  one  and  one- 
half  years  at  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Ger- 
many. Came  to  Oregon  in  1885,  studied 
law  in  the  office  of  Gearin  &  Gilbert 
and  attended  the  Oregon  Law  School,  grad- 
uating in  1888.  Admitted  to  the  Oregon  bar 
by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  on  October 
3,  1888,  and  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Wash- 
ington in  1890.  Admitted  to  the  Circuit 
Court  of  Oregon  in  1895  and  to  the  'Circuit 
Court  of  the  United  States,  Ninth  Judicial 
District  in  1898,  to  the  'Supreme  Court  of 
California  in  the  same  year.  Member  Com- 
pany K,  Oregon  State  Militia.  Member  Com- 
mercial Club.  Republican. 

W.  W.  EPPS. 

Residence,  Eugene;  office,  491  Willamette 
street.  Born  in  1854.  Son  of  Joseph  and 
Mary  (Smith)  Epps.  Worked  on  his  father's 
farm  in  summer  and  attended  district  school 
in  his  youth,  afterward  teaching  school  to 
procure  funds  for  a  law  course.  Was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Ohio  in  1881.  In  1884 
opened  an  office  at  Ottumwa,  Iowa,  in  part- 
nership with  Judge  M.  A.  Roberts.  Elected 


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Mayor  of  Ottumwa  in  1889.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  1909  and  opened  an  office  at  Eugene, 
-where  he  practices  to  date,  having  been  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  this  state  shortly  after 
his  arrival  here.  Member  Masonic,  B.  P.  O. 
E.  and  K.  of  P.  Fraternities. 

HENRY  MINOR  ESTERLY. 

Residence,  376  North  Thirty-first  street; 
office,  414-5  Corbett  building,  Portland.  Born 
October  20,  1873,  at  Dodgeville,  Iowa.  Son 
of  Francis  Powell  and  Julia  Bacon  (Minor) 
Esterly.  Married  December  30,  1908,  to  Eli- 
zabeth Norcross.  Early  education  received 
at  the  public  schools  of  Waterbury,  Connec- 
ticut and  of  the  City  of  New  York.  Gradu- 
ated from  University  of  Wisconsin  School  of 
Letters  and  Science,  in  1900,  graduated  with 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Letters  in  1902,  and 
from  the  Law  Department  of  the  same  Uni- 
versity in  1902,'  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Wisconsin  at  Madison 
June  19,  1902;  to  the  bar  of  Washington, 
at  Spokane,  in  October  of  the  same  year. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1904,  and  'was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  this  state  in  Portland,  October  2, 
1906.  Was  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  Juvenile 
Court,  Multnomah  County,  1908.  Member 
Executive  Board  of  City  of  Portland,  1908-9. 
Democrat. 

WALTER  HOWARD  EVANS. 

Residence,  686  Multnomah  street;  office,  611 
Corbett  building,  Portland.  Born  in  New 
Middletown,  Harrison  County,  Ind.,  April  17, 
1870.  Son  of  Isaac  William  and  Mary  Cath- 
erine (McRae)  Evans.  Married  to  May 
Ball,  August  11,  1898.  Graduated  from  pub- 
lic school  of  Posey  County,  Ind.,  1885;  grad- 
uated commercial  course  Northern  Indiana 
Normal  School,  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  1887,  with 
degree  B.  S.,  and  from  Oratorical  Depart- 
ment, August,  1896.  Attended  Northern  In- 
diana Law  School  in  1897.  Came  to  Oregon, 
April  1,  1903;  entered  University  of  Oregon, 
graduating  in  1905  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  bar  at  Salem,  Ore.,  June,  1905. 
Served  clerkship  in  war  department;  ap- 
pointed Assistant  U.  S.  Attorney,  District  of 
Oregon,  April  9,  1908.  Secretary,  Porto  Rico 
Yacht  Club,  San  Juan,  P.  R., '  1901.  Mem- 
ber Royal  Arcanum,  K.  of  P.  President  In- 
diana Society  of  Oregon,  and  Holladay  Park 
Improvement  Club.  Member  Union  Republi- 
can Club.  Republican. 

FRED  L.  EVERSON. 

Residence,  361  Tenth  street;  office,  810 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born  Oc- 
tober 2,  1882,  in  Cedar  Mill,  Washington 
County,  Oregon.  Son  of  John  B.  and  Harriet 
R.  (Brownson)  Everson.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Multnomah  and  Washing- 
ton Counties,  Oregon.  Attended  the  Tualatin 
Academy  and  Pacific  University,  Forest 
Grove,  Oregon,  in  1903,  and  the  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, California,  in  1905;  the  University 


of  Oregon  Law  School  in  1907.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Oregon  June,  1907,  since 
which  date  he  has  practiced  his  profession, 
under  the  name  of  Everson  &  Pierce.  Re- 
publican. 

PALMER  LOREN  FALES. 

Residence,  349  Multnomah  street;  office, 
901  Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland.  Born 
October  31,  1884,  in  Ionia  County,  Michigan. 
Son  of  E.  E.  and  Clara  (Palmer)  Fales.  Re- 
ceived his  early  education  at  the  public 
schools  of  Belding,  Michigan,  and  later  at- 
tended the  Ferris  Institute  at  Big  Rapids, 
Michigan.  Graduated  from  the  University 
of  Michigan  in  June,  1907,  with  LL.  B.  de- 
gree. Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Lansing,  Michi- 
gan, June  19,  1907.  Came  to  Portland  in 
March,  1909,  and  began  the  practice  of  his 
profession,  since  which  date  he  has  been  as- 
sociated with  the  firm  of  Platt  &  Platt.  Re- 
publican. 

RALPH  EMERSON  FARQUHAR. 

Residence,  Anna- 
bel, Portland; 
office,  404  Com- 
mercial building. 
Born  September 
4,  1878  West  Lib 
erty,  Iowa.  Sou 
of  William  C.  and 
Mina  B.  (Shaw) 
Farquhar.  Mar- 
ried May  9,  1900, 
to  Jennie  C.  Ross. 
Educated  at  the 
Ida  Grove  High 
School  at  Ida 
Grove,  Iowa,  in 
1898,  the  Kansas 
City  School  of 
Law  at  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  in  1901 

and  at  the  University  of  Nebraska  at  Lincoln, 
Nebraska,  1903,  from  .which  Institution  he 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Was  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  June  11, 
1903,  the  same  year  he  moved  to  Phoenix, 
Arizona,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
that  territory.  He  practiced  there  until 

1907,  when  he  moved  to  Oregon  and  was  ad- 
mitted   to    the    bar    of    Oregon    at    Salem    in 

1908.  Is  a  member  of  the  I.  O.   O.  F.,   Red- 
men   and   Modern  Woodmen  of  America  Fra- 
ternities.    He  made  a  special  study  of  Medi- 
.cal  Jurisprudence  under   the  guidance  of  Dr. 
John  Punton,  who  held  the  chair  of  nervous 
and  mental  diseases  at  the  University  Medi- 
cal   College    at    Kansas    City,    Mo.      Republi- 
can. 

EDWARD  LOUIS  COBURN  FARRIN. 

Residence  and  office,  Marshfield,  Oregon. 
Born  December  4,  1878,  at  Marshfield. 
Oregon.  Son  of  G.  N.  Farrin  and 
Sarah  Ann  (Goodman)  Farrin.  He  re- 


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ceived  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  at  Marshfield  and  Portland,  Ore., 
Aberdeen,  Wash.,  and  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Graduating  from  the  Marshfield  High  School 
in  1899,  he  then  taught  school  for  some 
time,  later  entering  the  office  of  Hon.  John 
S.  Coke,  he  began  the  study  of  law.  In 
October,  1901,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Oregon,  and  began  the  practice  of  law 
at  Marshfield.  In  1906  he  formed  a  part- 
nership with  his  brother,  George  N.  Far- 
rin,  which  firm  exists  to  date  under  the  firm 
name  of  Farrin  &  Farrin.  Served  as  City 
Attorney  of  Marshfield  from  1902  to  1909, 
and  as  Deputy  District  Attorney  for  Coos 
County  from  1901  to  1908.  Member  of  the 
Masonic  and  B.  P.  0.  E.  fraternities.  Ee- 
publican. 

GEORGE   G.   FARRIN. 

Eesidence,  749  Fourth  street;  office,  205- 
6-7  Coos  building,  Marshfield.  Born  at 
North  Bend,  Oregon,  May  21,  1868.  Son 
of  G.  N.  and  Sarah  Ann  Farrin;  lived 
upon  a  farm  on  Coos  Eiver  until  seven- 
teen years  of  age,  at  which  time  his 
father  died.  Graduated  from  Marshf:eM 
High  School  in  1885.  He  then  entered 


the  law  office  of  Hon.  A.  M.  Crawford,  pres- 
ent Attorney-General,  and  read  law  for  one 
year.  He  then  went  to  Portland  and  took 
two  years  private  instructions,  at  the  same 
time  reading  law  in  the  office  of  O.  F.  Pax- 
ton  at  that  place.  Member  of  the  Bepub- 
lican  convention  of  Multnomah  County  in 
1888.  Served  as  a  clerk  of  the  House  of 
Eepresentatives  in  1889.  Going  to  San 
Francisco  he  became  steward  of  the  Euss 
House,  where  he  remained  for  one  year. 


going  to  Chico,  Cal.,  in  1891,  where  he  was 
assistant  manager  of  the  Park  Hotel,  at  the 
same  time  reading  law  in  the  office  of  W. 
H.  Henshaw;  returning  to  San  Francisco  in 
1892,  he  again  accepted  the  position  of 
steward  in  the  Euss  House,  and  remained 
there  for  two  years.  Married  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, September  5,  1895,  to  Miss  Anna  See- 
lig.  He  then  moved  to  Berkeley,  Cal., 
where  he  was  for  five  years  associated 
with  Neihaus  Bros,  in  the  planing  mill 
business.  Eeturning  to  Marshfield  in  1900 
he  entered  into  a  partnership  with  his 
brother,  E.  L.  C.  Farrin,  which  continues 
to  date.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Oregon  in  October,  1906. 
Served  five  years  in  Oregon  National  Guard. 
In  June,  1908,  he  was  elected  Great  Sa- 
chem of  the  Eed  Men  for  Oregon,  serving 
one  year.  Member  of  K.  of  P.,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
Eed  Men  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities.  Ee 
publican. 

FRANK    W.    FENTON. 

Eesidence  and  office,  McMinnville,  Ore. 
Born,  January  27,  1859,  in  Scotland  Coun- 
ty, Missouri.  Son  of  James  D.  and  Mar- 
garet A.  (Pinkerton)  Fenton.  Married  in 


1884  to  Dilla  B.  Butler.  Moved  to  Ore- 
gon in  1865.  Educated  at  the  public  schools 
of  Yainhill  'County,  Oregon  and  later  grad- 
uated from  the  Monmouth  Christian  Col- 
lege at  Monmouth,  Ore.  Eead  law  in  the 
office  of  Killin  &  Moreland,  of  Portland, 
for  two  years,  and  in  the  office  of  W.  D. 
Fenton.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
at  Salem  in  1884.  Commenced  the  practice 
of  law  in  Lafayette,  Ore.,  in  1884,  in  part- 
nership with  his  brother,  W.  D.  Fenton,  and 


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after  a  period  of  three  years  removed  to 
McMinnville,  and  for  eight  years  was  in 
partnership  with  Judge  W.  M.  Ramsey, 
which  partnership  has  since  been  dissolved, 
and  he  continues  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone.  President  of  the  McMinn- 
ville  Building  &  Improvement  Co.  Member 
of  Masonic,  W.  O.  W.  and  A.  O.  U.  W. 
fraternities.  Democrat. 

WILLIAM    DAVID    FENTON. 

Residence,  110  East  Sixteenth  street,  Port- 
land; office,  609-14  Fenton  Building,  Port- 
land. Born  June  29,  1853,  in  Scotland 
County,  Missouri.  Son  of  James  Davis  and 
Margaret  Ann  (Pinkerton)  Fenton.  Mar- 
ried October  16,  1879,  to  Katherine  Lucas. 
Educated  at  the  common  schools  of  Etna, 


Scotland  County,  Missouri,  and,  after  his 
removal  to  Oregon,  at  the  schools  of  Yam 
hill  County.  During  1867  and  1868  at- 
tended Baptist  College  at  McMinnville,  Ore., 
and  in  1872  received  A.  B.  degree  from 
Christian  College,  Monmouth,  Ore.  Read 
law  at  Salem  in  1874  and  1875,  in  Decem- 
ber of  which  year  he  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  this  state.  Elected  member  of 
House  of  Representatives  from  Yamhill 
County  in  1876.  Practiced  law  at  Lafay- 
ette, Yamhill  County,  Oregon,  from  1877  to 
1885,  when  he  removed  to  Portland.  On 
the  death  of  his  father  in  1886  he  returned 
to  Yamhill  County.  Moved  to  Seattle  in 
1889,  and  to  Portland  again  in  1891,  where 
he  has  resided  and  practiced  continuously 
since.  Member  Arlington,  University  and 
Commercial  Clubs  of  Portland.  Member 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Sons  of  tho 
American  Revolution.  •  Republican. 


CHARLES  H.  FAEEINGTON. 

Residence,  483  East  Twenty-fifth  street 
North;  office,  416  Commercial  Club  Build- 
ing, Portland.  Born  in  Adair,  Iowa,  May  4, 
1878.  Son  of  John  T.  and  Lucy  A.  (Hawes) 
Farrington.  Came  to  Oregon  1904.  Mar- 
ried to  Tilla  E.  Spangler,  June  6,  1905. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa, 
May  9,  1899,  and  commenced  the  practice 
of  his  profession  with  his  brother  under 
the  firm  name  of  Farrington  &  Farrington. 

ELISHA    E.    FARRINGTON. 

Residence,  609  Clackamas  street;  office, 
416  Commercial  Club  Building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Edford,  111.,  December  14,  1869. 
Son  of  John  T.  and  Lucy  A.  (Hawes)  Far- 
rington. Came  to  Oregon  in  1895.  Ad- 
mitted to  bar  at  iSalem,  Ore.,  October  5. 
1906.  Practiced  his  profession  in  partner- 
ship with  his  brother  under  the  firm  name 
of  Farrington  &  Farringtou. 

J.   A.   FEE. 

Residence  and  office,  Pendleton,  Oregon. 
Practices  in  partnership  with  R.  J.  Slater. 

ALBERT    B.    FERRERA. 

Residence,  941  Hawthorne  avenue;  office, 
323  to  326  Henry  building,  Portland. 
Born  April  9,  1872,  at  Portland,  Oregon.  Son 
of  Anthony  and  Rosa  C.  (Vajo)  Ferrera.  Mar- 
ried to  Zella  A.  Hills.  Educated  at  the  public- 
schools  of  Portland  and  St.  Matthew's  Hall, 


San  Mateo,  Cal.,  1877-1886.  Graduated  188!> 
from  the  Royal  School  of  Commerce  at 
Turin,  Italy,  as  accountant,  where  he  re- 
ceived the  second  prize.  In  1894  attended 
the  Law  School  of  the  University  of  Ore- 
gon. For  three  years  read  law  in  the 
office  of  Judge  Charles  H.  Carey,  of  Port 


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land.  In  1898  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  Ore.,  from  which  time  he  has  prac- 
ticed his  profession.  Member  of  a  number 
of  Republican  clubs,  W.  O.  W.  and  Macca- 
bee  fraternities.  Also  member  Christopher 
Columbus  Benevolent  Society.  Counsel  for 
Royal  Italian  Consul  at  Portland.  Repub- 
lican. 

OTHO    LEONARD    FEREIS. 

Residence,  3(50  East  Forty-seventh  street 
North;  office,  Board  of  Trade  Building, 
Portland.  Born,  April  27,  1881,  at  Par- 
kersburg,  Iowa.  Son  of  A.  N.  and  Sallie 
(Leonard)  Ferris.  Married  June  14,  1905, 
to  Edna  Kimball.  Received  his  early  edu- 


cation in  the  grammar  and  high  schools  of 
Waterloo,  Iowa,  graduating  therefrom  in 
1898.  Graduated  from  Cornell  College  at 
Mt.  Vernon,  Iowa,  in  June,  1902,  with  the 
degree  of  Ph.  B.,  and  from  the  George 
Washington  University  in  Washington,  D. 
C.,  in  May,  1905,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Moved  to  Oregon  in  July,  1905.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  at  Pendleton,  Ore., 
November  6,  1905.  Was  with  the  trust 
department  of  the  Title  Guarantee  &  Trust 
Coinpany  of  Portland,  Ore.,  from  August, 
1905,  to  April,  1907,  at  which  time  he  be- 
came a  member  of  the  firm  of  Lee  &  Fer- 
ris, attorneys.  Is  now  secretary  of  the 
Columbia  Trust  Company.  Member  of  Delta 
Tau  Delta  fraternity.  Member  of  Masonic 
order,  Commercial  Club  of  Portland,  the 
Irvington  Tennis  Club  and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Re- 
publican. 

FORREST  STARKEY  FISHER. 

Residence,    630    Montgomery    Drive;    office, 
601   Fenton   building.     Born   July  4,   1876,   in 


Astoria,  Clatsop  County,  Ore.  Son  of  James 
William  and  Mary  (Starkey)  Fisher.  Married 
June  5,  1907,  to  Edith  M.  Barnhisel.  Received 
his  education  at  the  public  schools  at  The 
Dalles,  Ore.,  and  Wasco  Independent  Acad- 
emy. Attended  Leland  'Stanford  Junior 
University,  1894-1899,  and  graduated  de- 
gree A.  B.  Later  attended  National  Uni- 
versity and  graduated  in  1902,  with  degree 
LL.  M.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Salem,  Ore., 
October,  1899.  From  1903  to  date  in  part- 
nership with  Homer  D.  Angell  under  firm 
name  of  Angell  &  Fisher.  Republican. 

AUSTIN    FINCK    FLEGEL. 

Residence,  501  Holbrook  street;  office,  402- 
408  Failing  Building,  Portland.  Born  Feb- 
ruary 25,  1864,  at  Somerset,  Perry  County, 
Ohio.  Son  of  Jacob  A.  and  Lydia  A. 
(Lewis)  Flegel.  Married  June  4,  1889,  to 
Dora  Darley.  Educated  at  the  common 
schools  at  Lithopolis  from  1870  to  1874 
and  at  Sugar  Grove,  Ohio,  from  1874  to 
1880.  In  1889  he  removed  to  Oregon  and 
attended  the  Law  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon,  graduating  in  1892  with 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem,  Ore.,  in  1892.  From  1892  to 
1899  was  in  partnership  with  Henry  Stan- 
islawsky.  For  ten  years  practiced  alone, 
and  on  June  1,  1909,  formed  a  partnership 
with  John  W.  Reynolds,  which  continues 
to  date.  Represented  the  Eleventh  Ward 
as  Councilman  from  July,  1902,  to  July, 
1905.  Member  of  Oregon  Historical  So- 
ciety, Mazamas  and  the  National  Geographic 
Society  of  Washington,  D.  C.  Democrat. 
WILLIAM  FOLEY. 

Residence,  91  North  Fifteenth  street;  of- 
fice 323  Board  of  Trade  Building,  Port- 
land. Born  September  29,  1849,  near  Clay- 
ton, Lanark  County,  Province  of  Ontario, 
Canada.  Son  of  James  and  Mary  (Cadi- 
gan)  Foley.  Received  his  early  education 
at  the  common  schools  in  Lanark  County, 
Ontario,  Canada.  Attended  High  School 
at  Pembroke,  Ontario,  during  the  year 
1872.  Came  to  the  State  of  Oregon  in 
1877.  Studied  law  with  the  late  Colonel 
James  K.  Kelly  in  Portland,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  October  5,  1883.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Historical  Society  of  Oregon. 
Democrat. 

JOHN    D.    FOOTE. 

Residence,  Forest  Grove.  Born  in  Pearis- 
burg,  Virginia,  October  21,  1881.  Son  of 
J.  D.  and  Virginia  (Spangler)  Foote.  At- 
tended public  and  high  schools  at  Pearis- 
burg,.  Va.,  until  June,  1899;  September, 
1899,  to  June,  1902,  Emory  and  Henry  Col- 
lege, Emory,  Va.;  1906  to  1908,  Law  De- 
partment University  of  Virginia,  gradual- 
ing  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  1908.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Virginia 
June  20,  1908,  and  to  Oregon  bar  at  Sa- 
lem in  September,  1909.  Practices  his  pro- 
fession in  Forest  Grove  to  date.  Member 


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of   Masonic,   B.  P.   O.   E.   and  Delta  Chi  fra- 
ternities. 

SENECA     FOOTE     FOUTS. 

Residence,  70  Cornell  street;  office,  623 
Lumbermens  "building,  Portland.  Born  Au- 
gust 26,  1876,  at  Big  Rapids,  Mich.  Son 
of  Philetus  F.  and  Eugenia  (Stafford)  Fouts. 


Married  January  4,  1907,  to  Marjorie  E. 
Baker.  Early  education  received  in  the 
public  schools  of  Michigan  and  Aberdeen, 
Wash.  Graduated  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Oregon  on  June 
10,  1905.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
the  same  year  and  for  one  year  afterwards 
was  in  partnership  with  A.  J.  Derby,  Coun- 
ty Judge  of  Hood  River  County,  Oregon 
(1905-1906).  From  that  time  until  October 
1,  1909,  practiced  his  profession  alone  in 
Portland,  at  which  time  he  formed  a  part- 
nership with  Judge  Alex.  Sweek,  the  same 
continuing  to  date.  Served  in  the  Spanish 
War  and  Philippine  insurrections  in  the 
Second  Oregon  Volunteer  Infantry.  Now 
Department  Commander  of  the  United  Span- 
ish War  Veterans  of  Oregon.  Republican. 

WILLIAM    H.    FOWLER. 

Residence,  624  Flanders  street;  office,  416 
Lumbermens  building,  Portland.  Born  De- 
cember 6,  1864,  at  Newark,  111.  Son  of 
Henry  R.  and  Elizabeth  (Sullivan)  Fowler. 
Educated  at  public  schools,  Chicago,  111., 
and  the  Northwestern  University  Prepara- 
tory Schools  at  Evanston,  111.;  McClure 
Military  Academy,  Oakland,  Cal.;  Berkeley 
Gymnasium  at  Berkeley,  Cal.;  the  Univer- 
sity of  California  at  Berkeley,  Cal.,  and 
Hastings  College  of  Law,  San  Francisco, 
receiving  from  the  same  the  degree  of 


L.  B.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Califor- 
nia in  June,  1888.  Came  to  Oregon,  July 
2,  1904.  Admitted  to  the  bar  September, 
1905.  Commissioner  for  the  State  of  Ore- 
gon to  the  National  Conference  of  Uni- 
form State  Laws.  Member  Phi  Delta  Phi 
fraternity.  Republican. 

WYNN    D.    FREEMAN. 

Residence,  1142  Ellsworth  street;  office, 
722  Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  Port- 
land. Born  in  Bellrive,  111.,  July  17,  1868. 
Son  of  Lewis  A.  and  Hanna  E.  (Greer) 
Freeman.  Married  to  Elizabeth  R.  Rich- 
mond December  24,  1896.  He  attended  va- 


rious public  schools  in  childhood,  and  the 
Southern  Illinois  Normal,  Carbondale,  111., 
in  1888-89,  but  was  forced  to  abandon  school 
owing  to  ill  health.  Moved  to  Oregon  in 
1890.  Was  bookkeeper  two  years,  and  from 
1892  to  1897  taught  school  in  Marion 
County,  Oregon,  reading  law  during  the 
time  of  teaching.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem,  Oregon,  October,  1897.  Com- 
menced active  practice  of  his  profession, 
June  6,  1898,  in  Portland,  and  continues 
to  date.  Republican. 

FRANK    F.    FREEMAN. 

Residence,  303  North  Twenty-third  street; 
office,  Henry  Building,  Portland.  Born 
June  4,  1877,  in  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  of 
John  Marcus  and  Margaret  E.  (Smith)  Free- 
man. Married  to  Elizabeth  Tongue  in  1902. 
Graduated  from  Portland  High  School,  later 
from  University  of  Oregon,  1896,  and  the 
University  of  Michigan  Law  Department  in 
1897,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  Salem,  Ore.,  June,  1896.  Studied 


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law  with  Rodney  L.  Glisan,  Williams,  Wood 
&  Linthicum,  and  'Cox,  Cotton,  Teal  & 
Minor.  Practiced  under  firm  name  of  Vea- 
zie  &  Freeman  till  1906;  since  then  alone. 
Member  Second  Oregon  Volunteers.  Mem- 
ber of  1907  Legislature.  Member  of  Uni- 
versity and  Multnomah  Clubs.  Eepublican. 

PICKENS  LOUIS   FRAZIER. 

Residence,  1334. 
N.  Summer  street; 
office,  462  State 
street,  Salem,  Ore. 
Born  Nov  ember 
17,  1860,  in  South 
Carolina.  Son  of 
R.  A.  and  Myra 
(Nicholson)  F  r  a- 
zier.  Married  Oc- 
tober 21,  1891,  to 
Angie  E.  Baxter. 
Early  education 
rec  e  i  v  e  d  in  the 
public  schools  of 
North  and  South 
Carolina,  and  at 
the  high  school  at 
Waynesville,  N.  C. 
Taught  school  for 

a  time  and  then  entered  the  Commercial  Col- 
lege of  Kentucky,  University  of  Lexington, 
graduating  in  June,  1886.  Returned  to  North 
Carolina  and  taught  school  one  year.  In 
March,  1887,  came  to  Oregon  and  taught  ten 
years  in  public  schools.  Read  law  in  office 
of  Judge  Bonham,  of  Salem,  and  attended 
the  Law  Department  of  the  Willamette  Uni- 
versity at  Salem,  Oregon,  graduating  in  June, 
1900,  with  LL.  B.  degree,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state  at  that  time.  Served 
as  member  of  City  Council  of  Salem,  1905- 
1906.  Practices  alone  to  date.  Democrat. 

CHARLES   WILLIAM   FULTON. 

Residence,  680  Flanders  street;  office,  202 
Fenton  Building,  Portland.  Born  August 
24,  1853,  at  Lima,  Ohio.  Son  of  Jacob  and 
Eliza  A.  ('McAllister)  Fulton.  Married 
September  5,  1878,  to  Ada  M.  Hobson. 
From  1865  to  1870  resided  in  Iowa  and 
there  attended  the  public  schools  and  the 
Magnolia  (Iowa)  High  School.  In  1870 
his  parents  moved  to  Pawnee  City,  Neb., 
where  for  two  years  he  attended  the  Paw- 
nee City  Academy.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Falls  City,  Neb.,  in  April,  1875,  and  read 
law  in  the  office  of  A.  H.  Babcock  at  Paw- 
nee City.  Moved  to  Oregon  in  April,  1875, 
and  located  at  Astoria  in  July  of  that 
year.  Was  elected  State  Senator  from 
Clatsop  County  in  1878,  in  1890,  in  1898, 
and  again  in  1902.  Was  elected  President 
of  the  State  Senate  at  January  session, 
1893,  and  at  January  session,  1901.  Was 
Presidential  elector  in  1888,  and  elected  to 
the  United  States  Senate  in  February, 


1903,  serving  for  six  years.  Came  to  Port- 
land in  April,  1909,  and  practices  his  pro- 
fession in  partnership  with  his  brother,  >G.  C. 
Fulton.  This  partnership  has  existed  for 
over  twenty  years,  they  having  one  office 
at  Astoria,  of  which  his  brother  now  has 
charge.  While  in  the  Senate  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Irrigation,  Industrial  Expositions, 


Judiciary,  Military  Affairs,  Postoffices  and 
Public  Lands  committees,  and  Revision  of 
Laws  of  the  United  States,  and  was  chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Claims.  Mem- 
ber of  Arlington  and  Commercial  Clubs  of 
Portland  and  of  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternity. 
Republican. 

GEORGE    CLYDE    FULTON. 

Residence  and  office,  Astoria,  Ore.  Born 
August  28,  1860,  near  St.  John,  Iowa.  Son 
of  Jacob  and  Eliza  Ann  (McAllister)  Ful- 
ton. Married  October,  1885,  to  Maude 
Edith  Hobson.  His  early  education  was 
received  at  a  country  school  in  Iowa,  and 
later  in  the  public  schools  of  Pawnee  City, 
Neb.,  where  his  parents  had  taken  up  their 
residence.  Graduated  from  the  High  School 
at  Pawnee  City  and  also  from  Pawnee 
Academy.  Studied  law  in  the  offices  of 
George  Graham  and  Hon.  George  M.  Hum- 
phrey, of  Pawnee.  Taught  school  for  sev- 
eral years  in  order  to  secure  means  to 
pursue  his  law  studies,  which  he  contin- 
ued while  teaching.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Nebraska  in  1882.  Practiced  at  Marion 
Centre,  Neb.,  for  a  few  months  and  then 
moved  to  Leadville,  and  stayed  there  a 
year.  'Came  to  Oregon  in  1883  for  a  visit, 
later  locating  at  Snohomish,  Wash.,  and 
practiced  there  a  few  months.  Returned 


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to  Astoria  and  entered  into  partnership  with  pany  H,  First  Regiment,  May  19,  1892,  to 
his  brother,  C.  W.  Fulton,  where  he  has  August  18,  1894;  Major,  August  18,  .1894, 
since  continuously  lived  and  practiced.  Ad-  to  September  22,  1897;  Lieutenant-Colonel, 

September  28,  1897;  discharged,  May  25, 
1898;  Major  Second  Oregon  U.  S.  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  May  7,  1898,  to  August  7, 
1899;  member  Board  of  'Claims  against  U.  S. 
Government;  member  first  Military  Com- 
mission in  Philippine  Islands;  member  of 
Board  of  Liquidation  charged  with  ascer- 
taining and  delivering  to  the  Spanish  Gov- 
ernment all  property  to  which  Spain  was 
entitled  under  the  treaty  of  peace;  Adju- 
tant General,  State  of  Oregon,  November  1, 
1899,  to  August  31,  1903;  Colonel  Third  In- 
fantry, Oregon  National  Guard,  July  25, 
1903,  to  November  14,  1906;  vice-president 
Interstate  National  Guard  Association,  1902; 
certified  as  eligible  for  Colonelcy  in  U.  S. 


mitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon 
October  10,  1883.  Admitted  to  the  Fed- 
eral Courts  of  Washington  July  31,  1896. 
Member  B.  P.  O.  E.,  A.  A.  A.  C.,  Commer- 
cial Club  of  Astoria,  Masonic  order.  Re- 
publican. 

WILLIAM    GALLOWAY. 

Residence  and  office,  McMinnville.  Born 
in  Wisconsin.  Son  of  Charles  and  Mary 
(Heeney)  Galloway.  Married  in  1875  to 
Emma  Baker.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1852, 
and  was  educated  at  the  Willamette  Uni- 
versity, class  of  1868.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem  in  1882.  Elected  Judge  of 
Third  Judicial  District  in  1904.  Demo- 
crat. 

CALVIN    U.    GANTENBEIN. 

Residence,  1524  Hawthorne  avenue;  office, 
Court  House,  Portland.  Born  in  Philadel- 
phia, Penn.,  March  22,  1865.  Son  of  John 
and  Mary  Jane  (Schwable)  Gantenbein, 
M.  D.,  D.  D.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1874. 
Married  Winifred  Watson,  daughter  of 
Judge  James  Finley  Watson,  October  18, 
1899.  Attended  public  schools  of  Philadel- 
phia and  Portland  from  1871  to  1875;  Bishop 
Scott  Academy  1875  to  1878;  Royal  Charles 
Gymnasium  at  Stuttgart,  Germany,  1878, 
graduating  from  same  in  April,  1885;  Col- 
lege de  France  at  Paris,  France,  1885; 
University  of  Oregon  Law  Department, 
1889,  graduating  in  June,  1891.  Admitted 
to  bar  at  Salem,  Ore.,  June,  1891.  Private 
Company  G,  First  Regiment,  O.  N.  G.,  July 
8,  1891  to  May  19,  1892;  Captain  Com- 


Volunteers under  "Dick  Act,"  July  19, 
1905;  certificate  valid  until  March  22,  1920. 
Tendered  appointment  as  Justice  Supreme 
Court,  Philippine  Islands,  but  declined  ap- 
pointment, 1899.  Judge  of  the  Circuit 
Court  of  the  State  of  Oregon  for  the  Fourth 
Judicial  District  since  July  2,  1908.  In- 
structor of  Latin,  Greek,  German  and 
French,  West  Chester  State  Normal  School, 
Pennsylvania,  1885-88;  instructor  of  Ger- 
man and  Latin,  Portland  High  School,  1888 
to  1892.  Engaged  in  the  practice  of  law 
with  James  N.  Davis  and  Arthur  L.  Veazie 
from  1892  until  1901,  and  with  Arthur  L. 
Veazie  from  1901  until  elected  to  the  Cir- 
cuit Bench.  Dean  Law  Department,  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon,  since  1903.  Vice-presi- 
dent Oregon  Bar  Association  1910.  Medal 
authorized  by  Act  of  Congress,  approved 
June  29,  1906,  for  military  services  in  the 
Spanish  War  and  Philippine  insurrection. 


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Thirty-second  degree  Mason.  Member  Ger- 
man Aid  Society,  Swiss  Aid  Society,  Com- 
mercial Club,  and  life  member  Multnomah 
Amateur  Athletic  Club.  Eepublican. 

CHARLES  WALTER  GARLAND. 

Eesidence,  173 
N.  Seven  teenth 
street;  office,  701 
Chamber  of  Com- 
m  e  r  c  e  Building, 
Portland.  Born 
June  25,  1884,  at 
Paterson,  N.  J., 
Son  of  Charles 
George  and  Mary 
Ann  (Dean)  Gar- 
land. Married  Au- 
gust, 1908,  to  Miss 
Genevieve  Talbot. 
Attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of 
Paterson,  N.  J.. 
at  Sioux  'City,  la., 
at  New  Orleans, 
La.,  and  at  Chi- 
cago. Also  attended  the  High  School  at 
Champaign,  111.,  and  the  University  of  Illi- 
nois at  the  same  place,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  in  1907.  Read  law  in  the 
office  of  F.  B.  Hamill  at  'Champaign,  111., 
and  with  F.  G.  Cogswell,  District  Attorney 
of  Champaign  County,  at  Urbana,  111.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Springfield  in  June, 
1907.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1907  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  at  Sa- 
lem in  1908.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  alone  in  Portland,  in  March,  1908,  and 
practiced  alone  until  January,  1910,  when 
he  was  appointed  Deputy  District  Attorney 
under  Judge  George  J.  Cameron,  which 
continues  to  date.  President  of  University 
of  Illinois  Club  of  Portland.  Eepublican. 

SAMUEL    MEREDITH     GARLAND. 

Residence  and 
office,  L  e  b  a  non, 
Ore.  Born  in 
A  m  h  e  r  s  t,  Va., 
January  31,  186] . 
Son  of  James 
Powell  and  Lucy 
Virginia  (  B  r  a  x- 
ton)  G.  arland. 
Came  to  Oregon 
in  1887.  Married 
to  Isabella  LeRoy 
Kirkpatrick  Octo- 
ber 11,  1892.  At- 
tended Gordon 
McCabe's  Univer- 
sity High  School 
in  Petersb  urg, 
Va.,  1875-78; 
Emory  and  Henry 
College,  Emory,  Va.,  1878-80;  Randolph-Ma- 


eon  College,  Ashland,  Va.,  1880-82,  from 
which  he  graduated.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Richmond,  Va.,  in  1884;  at  Salem,  Ore., 
November  12,  1890;  U.  S.  Courts  of  Ore- 
gon, June  28,  1895.  Editor  Amherst  Demo- 
crat, Amherst,  Va.,  1885-6.  City  Attorney 
of  Lebanon,  Ore.,  from  1893  to  1907.  Mem- 
ber State  Democratic  'Conventions  from 
1896  to  date;  State  Central  Committee  and 
delegate  to  St.  Louis  Presidential  Conven- 
tion, 1904.  Superintendent  U.  S.  Indian 
School  on  Umatilla  Reservation,  1887-9. 
Member  of  Phi  Kappa  Sigma  fraternity. 
Democrat. 

WILLIAM   N.   GATENS. 

Residence,  857  Clackamas  street;  office, 
Court  House,  Portland.  Born  March  20, 
1867,  at  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  of  Frank 
and  Annie  (Fitzpatrick)  Gatens.  Married 
November  1,  1899,  to  Mina  J.  Maker.  At- 
tended public  schools  of  Portland  and  St. 
Michael  College.  Entered  the  Law  Depart- 


ment of  the  University  of  Oregon  in  1892 
and  graduated  from  the  same  in  1894  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon  by  the  Supreme  Court,  in  June,  1894. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  alone  at 
Portland  in  1902.  The  same  year  was  ap- 
pointed Deputy  District  Attorney  of  the 
Fourth  Judicial  District  under  George  E. 
Chamberlain,  which  he  held  until  January, 
1903.  When  the  latter  was  elected  Gover- 
nor of  Oregon  Mr.  Gatens  became  his  pri- 
vate secretary  until  February,  when  he 
was  appointed  Circuit  Judge  of  the  Fourth 
Judicial  District,  which  office  he  holds  to 
date.  Democrat. 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


JOHN   GAVIN. 

Residence,  1109  Union  street;  office,  310 
Union  street,  The  Dalles.  Born  November 
14,  1867,  at  Jerseyville,  111.  Son  of  Michael 
and  Sarah  (Carbine)  Gavin.  Married  at 
Eoodhouse,  111.,  to  Lillie  Gray.  Early  edu- 
cation received  at  the  public  schools  at 
Kane,  111.  Later  attended  Normal  schools 
at  Bushnell,  111.,  and  at  Valparaiso,  Ind. 


Graduated  from  teachers'  course  in  1886. 
Taught  school  two  years  in  Jersey  County, 
111.,  and  was  for  six  years  assistant  and 
High  School  principal  at  Roodhouse,  study- 
ing law  in  the  summer.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  1892  and  was  for  seven  years  City 
Superintendent  of  Schools  at  The  Dalles. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  June, 
1896.  Was  school  clerk  at  The  Dalles  1900 
to  1907.  Member  of  board  1907  to  date. 
Began  practice  in  1899  with  James  F. 
Moore  under  firm  name  of  Moore  &  Gavin. 
Partnership  continued  for  five  years,  since 
which  time  practiced  alone.  Democrat. 

JOHN  M.   GEARIN. 

Residence,  Portland  Hotel;  office,  Mohawk 
building,  Portland.  Born  August  15,  1857,  in 
Umatilla  County,  Oregon.  Son  of  John  and 
Ellen  (Burns)  Gearin.  Married  June  28, 
1878,  to  Matilda  Raleigh.  Educated  at  St. 
Mary's  College,  San  Francisco,  1863-1867. 
Graduated  from  Notre  Dame  University,  In- 
diana, 1871,  and  received  LL.  D.  degree,  1903. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  1874.  Mem- 
ber Oregon  Legislature,  1874.  City  Attorney 
Portland,  1875.  District  Attorney  Multnomah 
County,  1884-1886.  Appointed  Special  Prose- 
cutor for  the  Government  in  opium  fraud 
cases,  1893.  Appointed  United  States  Senator 


December  13,  1905.  Member  Knights  of  Co- 
lumbus, Arlington  Club,  M.  A.  A.  C.  Demo- 
crat. 

ALBERT     E.     GEBHARDT. 

Residence,  346 
Fourth  street;  of- 
fice, 424  Chamber 
of  Commerce 
Building,  P  o  r  t- 
land.  Born  in  1865 
in  New  York  City. 
Son  of  Henry  and 
Anna  C.  (Berk) 
Gebhardt.  Early 
education  received 
in  the  public 
schools  of  the 
State  of  Illinois, 
after  which  heat- 
tended  Mt.  Mor- 
ris College,  Illi- 
nois, graduating 
in  1883.  Was  in- 
structor in  G  e  r- 

man  and  history  in  the  same  institution, 
1883-1884;  then  entered  the  Literary  De 
partment  of  the  University  of  Michigan, 
graduating  in  June,  1888,  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.;  then  entered  the  Law  Department 
of  the  same  University,  graduating  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1890.  From  1888 
to  1890,  took  private  instruction  in  Ameri- 
can Constitutional  Law  under  Hon.  Thomas 
M.  Cooley.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Michigan  in  1890,  to  the  bar  of  Ne- 
braska in  September  of  the  same  year. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1891  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  October  of  that 
year;  admitted  to  the  U.  S.  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  in  1904  and  to  the  U.  S. 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  in  1908.  Served 
three  years  in  First  Regiment,  Michigan 
State  Troops.  Member  of  Oregon  Bar  As- 
sociation, Multnomah  Bar  Association,  Ore- 
gon State  Academy  of  Sciences,  American 
Fisheries  Society,  Audubon  Society,  Na- 
tional Geographic  Society,  and  is  secretary 
of  the  Oregon  Fish  and  Game  Association. 
Is  a  Republican  in  politics. 

MAX   H.    GEHLHAR. 

Residence,  506  North  Twenty-first  street; 
office,  First  National  Bank  Building,  Salem. 
Born  March  5,  1886,  at  Elgin,  Minn.  Son 
of  J.  Ludwig  and  Emilie  (Fedder)  Gehlhar. 
Attended  public  schools  at  Elgin,  Minn., 
graduating  from  the  High  School  in  1904. 
Came  immediately  to  Oregon  and  took  up 
work  in  the  Liberal  Arts  and  Law  Depart- 
ments of  the  Willamette  University,  in  the 
fall  of  1904.  Graduated  from  the  Law  De- 
partment of  the  above  university  in  1907 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem  June  16,  1907,  and  in  Novem- 
ber of  that  year  formed  a  partnership  with 
Ellis  M.  Palmer,  under  the  firm  name  of 


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Palmer  &  Gehlhar,  to  December,  1908,  since 
which  time  practiced  alone.  Enlisted  as  a 
private  in  O.  N.  G.  in  1906  and  was  grad- 
ually promoted;  commissioned  First  Lieu- 
tenant, Third  Infantry,  in  June,  1909.  Ee- 
publican. 

THEODORE    JUSTICE    GEISLER. 

Eesidence,  631  Elm  street;  office,  530 
Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  Portland. 
Born  June  13,  1852,  in  Hamburg,  Germany. 
Sou  of  Wilhelm  Heinrich  and  Katinka 
(Bochme)  Geisler.  Married  to  Georgine 
Dressier,  May,  1889.  His  early  education 
was  received  in  the  public  schools  of  New 
York  City  and  German  Lutheran  Prepara- 
tory School.  Completed  the  law  course  in 
New  York  City  in  1884,  and  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  New  York  the  same  year.  Prac- 
ticed in  New  York  City  until  1889,  when 
he  removed  to  Oregon.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Oregon  in  1890;  to  the  U.  S.  Su- 
preme Court  in  1903  and  District  of  Colum- 
bia in  1909.  Republican. 

MELVIN  CLARK  GEORGE. 

Eesidence,  616 
Market  St.  Drive; 
office,  29-30  Wash- 
ington building, 
Portland.  Born 
May  13,  1849,  in 
Noble  County,  0. 
Son  of  Presley  and 
Mahala  (Nicker- 
son)  George.  Came 
to  the  State  of 
Oregon  in  1851  and 
attended  the  Le- 
banon Academy, 
t  h  e  Willamette 
University  and  the 
Portland  Business 
College.  He  was 
admitted  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of 
Oregon,  1875,  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
United  States  in  1880.  Was  State  Senator 
from  Multnomah  County,  1876-78,  and  Con- 
gressman from  Oregon,  47th  and  48th  Con- 
gress. In  1897  was  appointed  Circuit  Judge 
and  was  re-elected  twice,  since  which  date  he 
has  continued  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
Eepublican. 

WILLIAM  BALL  GILBERT. 

Eesidence,  527  Taylor  street;  office,  Post  Of- 
fice building,  Portland.  Born  July  4,  1847, 
near  Lewensville,  Fairfax  County,  Virginia. 
Son  of  John  and  Sarah  Catherine  (Ball)  Gil- 
bert. Married  September  3,  1873,  to  Julia 
West  Lindsley.  His  early  education  was  re- 
ceived at  private  schools  in  Lewensville  and 
Falls  Church,  Virginia,  and  at  the  High 
School  in  Zanesville,  Ohio.  Graduated  from 
Williams  College  in  1868,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  and  from  the  Law  School  of  the  Uni- 


versity of  Michigan  in  1872,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Also  received  a  degree  of  LL. 

D.  from  Williams  College,  in  1898.     Moved  to 
Oregon  in   1872,  and  the  following  year  was 
admitted  to  practice  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Oregon,   having  previously   been   admitted   to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Michigan,  in  1872.     En- 
tered into  the  practice  of  his  profession  with 
H.  H.  Northrup,  under  the  firm  name  of  North- 
rup  &  Gilbert,  which  partnership  lasted  until 
1876.      Then   formed   partnership   with   A.    C. 
Gibbs,  under  the  firm  name  of  Gibbs  &  Gilbert, 
and  this  partnership  lasted  until   1877,  when 
he  again  entered  into  partnership  with  H.  H. 
Northrup.     Upon  the  dissolution  of  this  part- 
nership, he  entered  into  association  with  John 
M.  Gearin,  and  later  became  associated  with 
Zera  Snow;  under  the  firm  name  of  Gilbert  & 
Snow.     This  partnership  lasted  until   he  was 
appointed    United    States    Circuit    Judge,    in 
March,  1892.     Was  a  member  of  the  Legisla- 
ture of  Oregon  in  1889.     Member  of  the  Ar- 
lington   Club    of   Portland    and   the    Southern 
Club  of  San  Francisco.     Lecturer  on  Constitu- 
tional  Law  in   Law   School   of  University   of 
Oregon  since  1893.    Eepublican. 

CLARENCE   H.   GILBERT. 

Eesidence,  302 
Vista  Ave.;  office, 
205-207  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  Port- 
land. Born  Jeffer- 
son County,  Illi- 
nois, December  13, 
1874.  Son  of 
Samuel  E.  and 
Eliza  E.  (Bradley) 
Gilbert.  Married 
July  9,  1901,  to 
Edith  M.  Jones. 
Came  to  Oregon 
in  1888  and  grad- 
uated from  the 
Portland  High 
School  in  June, 
1893.  Later  at- 
tended L  e  1  a  n  d 

Stanford  Junior  University  and  was  admitted 
to  practice  at  the  Oregon  bar  in  1897.  In  that 
year  formed  partnership  with  H.  E.  Northrup 
under  the  name  of  Northrup  &  Gilbert,  which 
continued  for  two  years.  Was  for  a  number 
of  years  in  charge  of  the  legal  department  of 

E.  G.  Dun  &  Co.    In  1909  formed  law  partner- 
ship  with    Henry   McConnell   under   name   of 
Gilbert    &    Mc'Connell,    which    still    continues. 
Was  a  charter  member  of  Co.  H,  First  Eegi- 
ment,  O.  N.  G.     Is  now  a  member  of  and  ac- 
tively   interested    in    the    legal    fraternity   of 
Phi  Delta  Phi,  the  Oregon  State  Bar  Associa- 
tion, the  Multnomah  County  Bar  Association, 
t"he    Oregon   'Historical    Society,    the    Oregon 
Audubon    Society,    the    Multnomah    Amateur 
Athletic  Club,  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  the  Portland 
Commercial    Club,    the    Eoyal   Arcanum.      Ee- 
publican. 


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SAMUEL  S.  GILLESPIE. 

Residence,  534 
Morrison  street; 
office,  406  Henry 
building,  Portland, 
Oregon.  Born  in 
Cumberland  Coun- 
ty, Pa.,  April  23, 
1849.  Son  of  Sam- 
uel L.  and  Eliza- 
b  e  t  h  (Steward) 
Gillespie.  Married 
1881,  to  Emma 
Wilson.  Educated 
at  the  Iowa  State 
University,  from 
which  he  received 
the  degree  of  B. 
Ph.,  in  1878,  later 
receiving  the  de- 
gree of  A.  M.  In 
1882  he  graduated  from  the  Law  Department 
of  the  Iowa  State  University.  Was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  Iowa  in  1882  and  to  the  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts  of  the  United  States 
in  the  same  year.  Followed  the  profession  of 
teaching  in  Iowa  and  Nebraska  for  ten  years. 
In  1895  removed  to  Portland,  Oregon,  and 
formed  a  partnership  for  the  practice  of  law 
with  J.  W.  Bell,  which  was  later  dissolved. 
He  is  now  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession alone.  Member  of  I.  O.  O.  F.  fra 
ternity.  Republican. 

ROSCOE  RUSH  GILTNER. 

Residence,  227 
Chapman  street; 
office,  508-9  Com- 
mercial building, 
Portland.  Born 
October  25,  1857, 
i  n  Turbotville, 
Northumber  1  and 
County,  Pennsyl- 
vania. Son  of  Ja- 
cob S.  and  Ma- 
tilda (Hause)  Gilt- 
ner.  Married  Jan- 
uary 27,  1892,  to 
Fronia  Alice  Wal- 
lace. Attended  the 
public  schools  in 
Portland  and  la- 
ter, the  High 
School.  Entered 

Yale  University  in  1877  and  graduated  in 
1881,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  A.  Studied 
law  until  his  admission  to  the  bar,  with  the 
law  firm  of  Thayer  &  Williams.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  1883.  In  1906 
entered  into  partnership  with  R.  E.  Sewall, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Giltner  &  Sewall, 
which  association  continues  to  date.  Elected 
City  Attorney  of  Portland  in  June,  1904,  and 
served  for  two  years,  after  which  he  acted  as 
Deputy  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  Multnomah 
County,  Oregon,  from  June,  1898,  to  1900. 
Member  M.  A.  A.  C.  Republican. 


RODNEY  L.  GLISAN. 

Residence,  163 
North  Nineteenth 
street;  office,  420 
Chamber  of  Com- 
m  e  r  c  e  building, 
Portland.  Born 
April  3,  1869,  in 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Rodney 
and  Elizabeth  R. 
(Couch)  G 1 i  s  a  n. 
Received  his  edu- 
cation  in  the 
Bishop  -Scott  Aca- 
demy,  Portland, 
1880-82,  The  Ecole 
Protestante,  Paris, 
France,  1882-83; 
Hopkins  Grammer 
School,  New  Ha- 
ven, Conn.,  1883-86;  Yale  University,  New  Ha- 
ven, 1886-1890,  from  which  he  received  the 
degree  of  A.  B. ;  the  University  of  Oregon  Law 
Department,  1890-92,  receiving  degree  of  LL. 
B.;  and  the  Columbia  University  Law  Depart- 
ment, New  York  City,  1892-93,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  M.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Ore- 
gon, 1892.  Member  of  the  Common  Council, 
Portland,  1900-1902,  and  President  of  that  body 
in  1901.  Member  of  the  Executive  Board  in 
1903-05.  Member  of  the  Charter  Commission 
of  Portland,  1901,  and  a  Trustee  of  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce,  January,  1910,  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  Arlington  Club,  University  Club,  M. 
A.  A.  C.,  Portland  Rowing  Club,  Waverly  Golf 
Club,  Portland  Hunting  Club,  Mazamas,  Port- 
land Art  Association.  Republican. 

REUBEN  PLEASANT  GRAHAM. 

Residence,  741 
Tillamook  street; 
office,  623  Lumber- 
mens  building, 
Portland.  Born, 
June  12,  1858,  in 
Dallas  County, 
Iowa.  Son  of  Sam- 
uel McCollum  and 
Sarah  Ann  (Howe) 
Graham.  Married 
August  29,  1895, 
to  Alice  M.  Dean. 
Came  to  Oregon 
when  seven  years 
old,  with  his  par- 
e  n  t  s.  Attended 
public  schools  in 
Washington  Coun- 
ty until  1871  and 

in  Columbia  County  until  1878.  Attended 
Tualatin  Academy  at  Forest  Grove  from  1881 
to  1882,  Columbia  Commercial  College  1883 
and  1884.  Studied  law  under  Judge  F. 
A.  Moore  in  St.  Helens,  Oregon,  from  1888  to 
1890,  and  attended  Law  Department  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon  at  Portland,  from  1891  to 


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1893,  when  he  graduated  with  LL.  B.  degree. 
Admitted  to  bar  at  Pendleton  in  May,  1893. 
At  once  commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession and  continues  to  date.  From  1895  to 
1899  was  in  partnership  with  George  E.  Davis, 
under  the  firm  name  Davis  &  Graham.  From 
January,  1900,  to  date  has  been  in  partnership 
with  Judge  T.  J.  Cleeton,  and  in  1909,  W.  M. 
Davis  became  a  member  of  the  firm,  which 
became  Graham,  Cleeton  &  Davis.  Member 
Masonic,  W.  O.  W.  fraternities.  Democrat. 

FRANK   SALISBURY  GRANT. 

Eesidence,  574 
East  Salmon  St.; 
office,  610  McKay 
building,  Portland. 
Born,  May  14, 
1874,  in  Dubuque, 
Iowa.  Son  of 
Frank  L.  and 
Mary  N.  (Min- 
niss)  Grant.  Mar- 
ried October  15, 
1902,  to  Bell  Bron 
key.  Moved  to 
Oregon  November 
1891,  and  received 
his  education  at 
the  public  schools 
and  Bishop  Scott's 
Academy,  •  P  o  r  t- 
land.  Admitted  to 

the  bar  in  Oregon  June  8,  1896,  and  was  ap- 
pointed Deputy  €ity  Attorney  July  1,  1907, 
which  office  he  still  holds.  Assistant  Chief 
Clerk  Senate  Oregon  Legislature,  1901,  and 
Chief  Clerk  Senate,  1907.  Member  of  the 
Commercial  Club,  Masonic  Fraternity  (32nd 
degree),  Knights  of  Pythias.  Kepublican. 

RONALD    C.    GLOVER. 

Residence,  Salem,  Oregon;  office,  same.  Born, 
May  16,  1882,  at  Macleay,  Oregon.  Son  of 
Charles  Peyton  and  Clarissa  (Palmer)  Glover. 
Married  October  28,  1908,  to  Vera  M.  Byars. 
Attended  public  schools  in  Linn  County,  Ore- 
gon, and  later  the  Willamette  University,  Sa- 
lem; in  1904  entered  Law  Department  of  above 
named  college  and  graduated  in  1906  with  LL. 
B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon, 
June,  1906,  and  commenced  th'e  practice  of 
law  alone  in  Salem  until  December,  1907, 
when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  James  G. 
Heltzel,  under  the  firm  name  of  Heltzel  & 
Glover.  Still  retaining  this  partnership,  he  ac- 
cepted position  as  private  secretary  to  Con- 
gressman W.  C.  Hawley,  which  he  holds  to 
date.  Republican. 

JAMES  BUCHANAN  GODFREY. 

Residence,  St.  Helens,  Oregon;  office,  221 
Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland.  Born, 
October  12,  1858,  at  Girard,  Erie  County, 
Pennsylvania.  Son  of  Erastus  M.  and  Jean- 


ette  (Godfrey)  Godfrey.  Married  October  26, 
1892,  to  Florence  E.  Whitney.  Attended  the 
public  schools  of  Pennsylvania  until  ten  years 
old,  then  moved  to  Michigan  and  attended  the 
public  schools  at  Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  until 
he  was  fifteen  years  old.  Attended  the  Metho- 
dist College  at  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  for  one 
year  (1881),  the  London  Commercial  College, 
London.  Ontario,  for  two  years,  graduating 
in  March,  1884.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1890.  Was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  October, 
1902.  Was  appointed  Road  Supervisor  of 
Union  Precinct,  Columbia  County  and  served 
four  years.  Republican. 

ROBERT  ORTH   GRAVES. 

Residence  1044  Central  Ave.  West;  office, 
Room  22,  First  Trust  &  Savings  Bank  build- 
ing, Marshfield,  Oregon.  Born,  April  1,  1875, 
at  Morocco,  Indiana.  Son  of  Captain  Daniel 
M.  Graves  and  Rachel  A.  (Barkhurst)  Graves. 
Entering  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Mo- 


rocco and  graduating  from  the  same  in  1893, 
receiving  his  license  as  teacher,  he  taught 
school  at  Morocco  and  Kentland,  Indiana, 
continuing  for  a  period  of  six  years.  During 
this  time  he  was  engaged  in  taking  a  special 
course  at  the  Indiana  State  Normal  School  at 
Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  leaving  that  institution 
in  1898.  All  of  his  spare  time  he  devoted  to 
the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Frank 
Davis  of  Morocco,  Indiana.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  .of  Indiana,  May  18,  1889.  Opening  an 
office  at  Morocco,  he  began  a  general  practice 
of  law.  In  1904  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney 
for  the  Thirtieth  Circuit  of  Indiana  for  a 
term  of  two  years,  being  re-elected  in  1906. 
After  completing  his  term  he  resumed  the 
practice,  associating  himself  with  the  legal 
departments  of  the  New  York  Central  lines 
and  the  'Frisco  systems,  representing  them  in 


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Indiana.  Then  moving  to  Marshfield,  Oregon, 
in  April,  1909,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon  April  20,  1909,  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  Francis  H.  Clarke,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Clarke  &  Graves,  which  continues 
to  date.  Past  member  Company  B  of  the 
159th  Indiana  Volunteers,  receiving  honorable 
discharge  from  same.  Fraternity  member  of 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  Commander  of  the 
Spanish-American  War  Veterans  of  Marsh- 
field.  Eepublican. 

THOMAS  HENRY  GOYNE. 

Residence,  Tillamook,  Ore.;  office,  same. 
Born  in  Eoaring  Creek,  Pennsylvania,  October 
13,  1864.  Son  of  William  Henry  and  Nancy 
(Stephens)  Goyne.  Came  to  Oregon  August 
15,  1886.  Married  to  Daisy  Eveline  Latimer, 
December  25,  1888.  Attended  common  and 
private  schools,  and  one  year  at  Academy  in 
Columbia  County,  Pennsylvania.  Admitted  to 
bar  of  State  of  Oregon,  June  7,  1897,  practic- 
ing law  in  Tillamook  City,  Oregon,  alone  to 
date.  School  Clerk  of  Tillamook  City,  Deputy 
County  Clerk,  April,  1891,  to  July,  1894, 
County  Clerk,  1894-1896,  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
1898-1900.  Eepublican. 

DAVID  GOODSELL. 

Office,  532  Worcester  building,  Portland. 
Born,  July  15,  1845,  at  Nelson,  Portage  County, 
Ohio.  Son  of  Ira  and  Lydia  (Brown)  Good- 
sell,  Married  July  29,  1875,  to  Ella  L.  Bas 
sett.  Early  education  received  at  the  Hiram 
Eclectic  Institute,  at  the  Western  Reserve 
College,  Hudson,  Ohio,  and  at  the  University 
of  Michigan.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Cali- 
fornia at  Sacramento  on  July  25,  1869,  and  to 
the  bar  of  Oregon  at  Salem  in  1871.  Member 
of  the  Legislature  of  Oregon  in  1876  and  in 
1887.  Member  of  Portland  Commercial  Club. 
Republican. 

JOHN  DEAN  GOSS. 

Office,  3-4  First  Trust  &  Savings  Bank 
building,  Marshfield,  Oregon.  Born  at 
Hudson,  Wisconsin,  October  3,  1869.  Son 
of  Alfred  J.  Goss  and  Carrie  (Martin)  Goss. 
Attended  the  common  and  High  Schools  at 
Hudson,  Wisconsin,  graduating  in  1885.  Re- 
ceived the  degree  of  A.  B.  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Wisconsin  in  1889,  then  entered 
Columbia  Univers'ty  at  New  York  City,  re- 
ceiving degree  A.  M.,  in  1890,  and  Ph.  D.,  in 
1891;  in  the  meanwhile  pursuing  the  study  ot 
law  at  the  Columbia  Law  School.  In  1891  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  York  State. 
He  then  attended  the  University  of  Minne- 
sota, continuing  the  study  of  law,  graduating 
in  1892  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Elected 
County  Judge  of  St.  Croix  County,  Wisconisn, 
in  1893,  completing  his  term  in  1897.  He 
afterwards  practiced  at  Eveleth,  Minnesota, 
and  Sumpter,  Oregon,  moving  to  Marshfield, 
in  1907,  where  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
Hon.  J.  S.  Coke,  which  was  dissolved  in  1909. 
He  practices  alone  to  date.  Member  B.  P. 
O.  E.  Democrat. 


WILLIAM  MONTGOMERY  GREGORY. 

Eesidence,  818  Hancock  street;  office,  635 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born  De- 
cember 2,  1852,  at  Oneida,  Madison  County, 
New  York.  Son  of  Eev.  Caspar  B.  and  Mary 
L.  (Montgomery)  Gregory.  Married  February 
12,  1885,  to  Lenore  Sparks.  Eeceived  his 
early  education  at  Oneida  Seminary,  Oneida, 
New  York,  West  Jersey  Academy  at  Bridge- 
ton,  New  Jersey,  and  took  partial  course  in 


the  University  of  Pennsylvania  Law  Depart 
ment  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Pennsylvan'a  in  January,  1874,  in  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  two  years  later 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania;  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  California  in  1876  and 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  1879. 
Practiced  law  in  San  Bernardino,  California, 
from  the  fall  of  1876  to  March,  1879,  in  April 
of  which  year  he  came  to  Portland.  Was  in 
partnership  with  Charles  A.  Ball  from  Jan- 
uary, 1880,  until  the  fall  of  1881;  with  Thorn- 
ton Williams  from  the  fall  of  1881  until  the 
removal  of  Mr.  Williams  to  Eastern  Oregon, 
early  in  1882;  with  M.  C.  George  and  B,  B, 
Duniway,  under  the  firm  name  of  George, 
Gregory  &  Duniway,  from  November,  1894, 
until  Mr.  George  was  appointed  to  the  bench 
in  October,  1897;  and  with  Mr.  Duniway  for 
one  year  after  that  date.  Bepublican. 

WILLIAM  PRICE  GREGORY. 

Eesidence,  432  Stark  street;  office,  4  North 
Sixth  street,  Portland.  Born  December  25, 
1851,  at  Morningsun,  Iowa.  Son  of  Dennis 
and  Sarah  (Price)  Gregory.  Married  Feb- 
ruary 1,  1887,  to  Lucy  E.  Home.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  February,  1906.  Educated  at  Howe 
Academy,  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa.  Bead  law  in 


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143 


tlie  office  of  Tatlow  &  Wilson,  Wapello,  Iowa. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Iowa  in  1881  and 
practiced  there  until  1887,  when  he  remove  I 
to  Yates  Centre,  Kansas,  and  practiced  there 
until  1893,  then  going  to  Carthage,  Mo.,  and 
practicing  there  until  his  removal  to  Oregon 
in  1906.  Practiced  to  date,  in  Portland,  in 
partnership  with  B.  M.  Aistrop.  Was  City 
Attorney  for  Yates  Centre,  Kansas,  and  Pro- 
secuting Attorney,  Woodson  County,  Kansas, 
1891-2.  Deputy  Prosecuting  Attorney,  Car- 
thage, Mo.,  1903-4.  Democrat. 

STURGES  H.  GREENE. 

Eesidence,  St. 
Johns,  Oregon; 
office,  253%  Wash- 
ington street,  Port- 
land, Oregon.  Born 
February  13,  1850, 
in  Adel,  Dallas 
( 'ounty,  Iowa.  Son 
of  Benjamin  and 
Permelia  C.  (Stur- 
ges)  Greene.  Mar- 
ried July  3,  1887, 
to  Lida  C.  Wright. 
Attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  in  Adel, 
and  in  1868  and 
1869,  the  Normal 
School  at  Oswego, 
New  York.  Stu- 
died law  with  Gen- 
eral C.  C.  Nourse  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  and 
entered  the  Law  Department  of  Iowa  State 
University  in  1870  and  graduated  therefrom  in 
1871  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Was  admitted 
by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Iowa  June  21,  1871, 
and  by  the  -Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  1880, 
in  which  year  he  removed  to  this  state.  Was 
elected  Mayor  of  Adel,  Iowa,  in  1874-79. 
Served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Portland. 
Oregon,  1882-86,  and  was  appointed  City  At- 
torney of  St.  Johns,  Oregon,  1905-1907.  He 
has  been  a  recognized  authority  for  the  past 
twenty  years,  on  the  fish  and  game  of  the 
Northwest  Coast.  Is  chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  School  District  No.  2,  Multnomah 
County.  Eepublican. 

THOMAS  GABBERT  GREENE. 

Eesidence.  337  Jessup  street  (Piedmont); 
office,  600-605  Hen-y  building,  Portland.  Born, 
July  4,  1860,  in  Washington  County,  Indiana. 
Son  of  Philo  and  Sarah  (Gabbert)  Greene. 
Married  Emma  L.  Hildebrand  in  1890.  Moved 
to  Oregon  in  1888,  and  in  1892  was  admitted 
to  the  bar.  Associated,  from  1892  to  1894, 
with  the  firm  of  Cox,  Teal  &  Minor.  In  1895 
formed  partnership  with  Cecil  Bauer,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Bauer  &  Greene,  which  part- 
nership continues  to  date.  Democrat. 

FRANK  HORACE  GREENMAN. 

Eesidence,  828   High  street;   office  Beckwith 
building,    Eugene,    Oregon.       Born,    June    23, 


1872,  in  Henderson  County,  Illinois.  Son  of 
Horace  W.  and  Nancy  (Eckley)  Greenman. 
He  attended  the  rural  schools  of  Eingold 
County,  working  in  various  places  meanwhile, 
finally  taking  an  examination  which  he 
passed  to  teach  school,  which  vocation  he  fol- 
lowed for  some  time.  Finally  entering  the 
Western  Normal  College  at  Shenandoah, 


Iowa,  where  he  stayed  for  two  terms,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  B.  A.,  and  a  certificate  for 
teachers'  training  course  at  that  institution, 
then  entering  the  Drake  University  in  the 
Law  Departement,  where  he  attended  for  two 
years,  graduating  with  the  degree  LL.  D.,  re- 
turning to  Eingold  County,  Iowa,  following 
various  pursuits,  and  on  October  3,  1896,  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Missouri, 
and  in  1897  admitted  to  practice  in  the  State 
of  Montana,  where  he  practiced  law  until 
coming  to  Oregon.  In  1908  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Oregon,  opening  an  office  at  Eugene, 
Oregon,  where  he  follows  the  practice  of  his 
profession  to  date.  Member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  Knights  of  Py- 
thias, Yoeman,  and  Artisan  fraternities.  Ee- 
publican. 

FENTON  EARL  GRIGSBY. 

Eesidence,  713  East  Couch  street;  office,  301 
Fenton  building,  Portland.  Born,  June  13, 
1883,  in  Dayton,  Ohio.  Son  of  Fenton  and 
Agnes  (Kemp)  Grigsby.  Eeceived  his  early 
education  in  public  and  high  schools  in  Day- 
ton, Oh;o.  Graduated  from  University  of 
Michigan  in  1906  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio  in  1906, 
coming  to  Oregon  in  1907,  and  admitted  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  June,  1908. 
Has  been  associated  with  W.  C.  Bristol.  Mem- 
ber University  Club.  Eepublican. 


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FRANKLIN  T.  GRIFFITH. 

Besidence,  679 
Elliott  Ave.,  Port- 
land; office,  Elec- 
tric building  Port- 
land. Born,  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1870,  at 
Minneapolis,  Min- 
nesota. Son  of 
William  A.  and 
Hannah  (Keefe) 
Griffith.  Married 
July  15,  1896,  to 
Etta  Pope.  At- 
tended the  public 
and  Higb  Schools 
of  Oakland,  Cali- 
fornia, graduating 
therefrom  in  1886, 
and  the  Oakland 
Academy,  from 

which  he  graduated  in  1889.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  1891.  Pursued  the  study  of  law  in  Cali- 
fornia and  Oregon  prior  to  his  admission  to 
the  bar  of  Oregon  in  Octobor,  1894,  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Oregon 
City,  where  he  remained  until  his  removal  to 
Portland.  Formed  a  partnership  with  E.  F. 
Driggs  in  1894,  under  the  firm  name  of  Driggs 
&  Griffith.  Upon  its  dissolution  in  January, 

1895,  he    formed    a    partnership    with    J.    E. 
Hedges    at   Oregon    City,   and   the    same   con- 
tinued   until     1908.      'Came    !to    Portland    in 
March,    1909,   and   began   the   practice   of   his 
profession   in   this   city.      Is   Counsel   for   the 
Willamette  Pulp  &  Paper  Co.,  Crown,  Colum- 
bia Pulp  &  Paper  Co.,  Lebanon  Paper  Co.,  and 
Chas.  K.  Spalding  Logging  Co.     Is  Associate 
General  Counsel  for  Portland  Railway,  Light 
&  Power  Co.     Was  City  Attorney  for  Oregon 
City,  1894-95-96-98-1905,  and  Deputy  District 
Attorney    for    the    Fifth    Judicial  District  in 

1896.  Member   Arl'ngton,  Portland   Commer- 
cial, Waverly  Golf,  Republican  Clubs  of  Port- 
land, Illihee  Club  of  Salem,  and  Oregon  City 
Commercial  Club.     Republican. 

JAMES  HARRISON  GUERRY. 

Residence,  North  Bend,  Oregon;  officej 
rooms  1-2,  First  National  Bank  build- 
ing. Born  in  Quitman  County,  near  George- 
town, State  of  Georgia,  on  December  18,  1850. 
Son  of  Theodore  Legrand  Guerry  and  Martha 
(Harrison)  Guerry.  Received  an  education  in 
private  schools  and  by  private  tutors  in  Quit- 
man County,  Georgia,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1870,  after  studying  law  in  the  of- 
fices of  Goneke  &  Guerry,  at  Georgetown,  Ga. 
Was  married  to  Helen  Goode  in  1875.  After 
liis  admission  to  the  bar,  opened  an  office  at 
Georgetown,  Ga.  In  1873  was  elected  to  the 
Georgia  Legislature  and  served  one  term.  In 
1875  he  moved  to  Dawson,  Georgia,  where  he 
continued  the  practice  of  his  profession.  Was 
elected  and  served  two  terms  as  Mayor  of 
Dawson,  Georgia.  In  1880  he  was  elected  by 
the  Georgia  legislature  as  Solicitor  General  of 


the  Superior  Courts  of  the  Pataula  Circuit 
Court,  serving  two  terms,  being  re-elected  in 
1884.  He  declined  re-election  for  third  term 
In  1889  he  was  elected  as  Judge  of  the  Pataula 
Circuit,  to  fill  an  unexpired  term  of  two  years. 
In  1891  he  was  re-elected  by  the  Legislature 
for  the  full  term  of  four  years.  In 


1894  he  resigned  his  office  to  take  the  posi- 
tion as  Division  Counsel  with  the  Central  Rail- 
road and  Banking  Company  of  Georgia,  which 
position  he  retained  until  removing  to  San 
Francisco,  California,  in  1898.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  California  in  1902  and  commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  that  state. 
In  1894  he  came  to  Coos  County,  Oregon,  to 
try  cases  in  which  he  had  been  employed  and 
was  so  impressed  with  the  possibilities  of  this 
state,  that  he  decided  to  make  it  his  home, 
and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  all  Courts  of 
Oregon,  and  has  ever  since  been  resident  of 
,«aid  state  and  is  now  practicing  law  in  North 
Bend,  Oregon,  in  partnership  with  Fred  Hoi- 
lister.  Served  in  the  Georgia  National  Guard 
of  Georgia,  entering  as  a  private  and  finally 
receiving  a  commission  as  Major  of  the 
Fourth  Regiment  of  said  state.  Mem- 
ber of  the  North  Bend  Commercial 
Club  and  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  K.  P.,  and 
Royal  Arcanum  fraternities.  Republican. 

SHERMAN  H.  HAINES. 

Residence,  609  East  Stark  street;  office.  531 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born,  October  12,  1866,  in  Christian  County. 
Illinois.  Son  of  Fletcher  and  Lydia  A.  (An- 
derson) Haines.  Married  December  23,  1888, 
to  Henrietta  L.  Kauerauf.  Educated  at  the 
High  School  at  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan.  From 
1885  to  1887  at  the  Law  School,  Ann  Arbor, 


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145 


Michigan.  Attended  the  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity at  Bloomington,  Illinois,  from 
which  institution  he  graduated.  Was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois, 
May  5,  1888.  Moved  to  Oregon  June  3,  1892, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Ore- 
gon, the  same  year.  City  Attorney  of  Taylor- 
vine,  Illinois,  1889-1890.  Bepublican. 

WILLIAM  GREENE  HALE. 

Residence,  127 
East  Thirtieth  St.; 
office,  207  Chamber 
of  Commerce  build- 
ing, Portland. 
Born,  October  30, 
1881,  at  Hillsboro, 
Oregon.  Son  of 
Grenville  N.  and 
Emma  Nettie 
(Vite)  Hale.  Mar- 
ried November  2, 
1907,  to  Jessie  Mc- 
Connell.  Received 
his  early  education 
at  the  g  r  a  m  m  e  r 
schools,  Cornelius, 
Oregon,  and  also 
at  Hillsboro,  Ore- 
gon. In  1897,  en- 
tered the  Tualatin  Academy  at  Forest  Grove, 
Oregon,  graduating  in  June,  1900.  In  Sep- 
tember of  the  same  year  entered  the  Pacific 
University  at  Forest  Grove,  graduating  in 
June,  1903,  with  B.  S.  degree.  Entered  the 
Law  Department  of  Harvard  University  in 
1903,  and  graduated  in  1906,  with  LL.  B.  de- 
gree. Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  Oc- 
tober, 1906.  Entered  the  office  of  Gammons 
&  Malarkey,  Portland,  Oregon,  in  December, 
1906,  and  remained  there  until  March,  1907, 
when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Henrv 
McConnell,  under  the  firm  name  of  Hale  & 
McConnell.  This  partnership  dissolved  Sep- 
tember 15,  1909.  upon  his  appointment  as  a 
member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Law  School  of 
the  University  of  Illinois,  which  position  he 
holds  to  date.  Also  Secretary  of  the  Law 
School.  President  Alumni  Association  Pacific 
University.  Member  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternity. 
Republican. 

JOHN  H.  HALL. 

Residence,  861  Lovejoy  street;  office,  801-8 
Chamber  of  Convr-erce  building,  Portland. 
Born,  July  17.  1855.  in  Multnomah  County. 
Oregon.  Son  of  Benjamin  F.  and  Emily  M 
(Hicklin1)  Hall.  Married  December  25,  1895, 
to  Jessie  E.  Belcher.  Attended  public 
schools.  Lafayette  Academy  and  the  Portland 
Hisrh  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem 
October,  1887.  Member  of  Oregon  Legisla- 
ture, from  Multnomah  County,  1891.  Member 
Commercial  Club.  Republican. 

JOHN  FRANKLIN  HALL. 

Residence  and  office,  Marshfield,  Ore.  Born 
in  Polk  County,  Ore.,  October  16,  1856.  Son 


of  William  and  Martha  Jane  (Cox)  Hall. 
Married  to  Mary  E.  Strickling,  July  27,  1892. 
Attended  common  school  in  Polk  County,  Ore- 
gon; private  instructors  in  Coos  County.  Ad- 


mitted to  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon,  October, 
1887,  at  Salem,  Oregon.  United  States  Dis- 
trict and  Circuit  Court  for  District  of  Oregon, 
February,  1909.  County  Surveyor  of  Coos 
County,  Oregon,  from  1882-1886.  Elected 
County  Judge,  Coos  County,  June,  1906.  Mem- 
ber I.  O.  O.  F.,  K.  of  P.,  Masons,  and  A.  O. 
U.  W.  Democrat. 

JAMES  THOMAS  HALL. 

Residence,  994  Commercial  Ave.;  office,  El- 
dorado Block,  Marshfield.  Born,  January  2, 
1859,  near  Dallas,  Polk  County,  Oregon.  Son 
of  William  and  Martha  Jane  (Cox)  Hall. 
Married  August  6,  1892,  to  Alice  Jane  Stauff. 
Attended  rural  school  in  Polk  County  for  a 
period  of  three  months,  after  which  he  re- 
moved with  his  parents  to  a  ranch  in  Jose- 
phine County,  remaining  there  for  two  years, 
then  removing  to  a  place  known  as  Rock 
Creek.  After  remaining  there  for  three  years 
removed  to  a  farm  at  what  is  now  known  as 
Flagstaff,  about  2%  miles  south  of  Marshfield, 
Oregon.  Worked  on  a  farm  several  years,  for 
the  Libby  Coal  Mine  'Co.,  Coos  County,  Ore- 
gon, in  various  logging  camps  and  saw  mills 
until  1878,  when  he  located  at  Drain,  Oregon, 
and  worked  in  a  logging  camp  there  for  one 
year.  He  then  returned  to  Marshfield  and 
worked  in  several  logging  camps  until  1881, 
when  he  was  appointed  Deputy  Sheriff  under 
Col.  John  Lane.  Served  for  two  years,  after 
which  he  again  engaged  in  logging  and  saw 
•mill  business  for  a  period  of  five  years,  when 
he  received  commission  as  master  and  pilot  of 
steam  vessels  and  followed  the  business  until 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


1894.  Was  then  appointed  Deputy  Collector 
of  Customs  at  the  Port  of  Coos  Bay,  Oregon. 
During  these  years  had  studied  law,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  July,  1896. 


In  January,  1899,  formed  partnership  with  his 
brother,  John  F.  Hall,  at  Marshfield,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Hall  &  Hall,  which  exists  to 
date.  Past  member  O.  N.  GL,  Exempt  Firemen 
of  Marshfield.  Member  of  Masonic,  Eastern 
Star,  K.  of  P.,  A.  O.  U.  W.  fraternities,  and 
Ko-Keel  Club  of  Coquille,  Oregon.  Chairman 
•Central  Democratic  Committee  of  Coos 
County. 

ALFRED  AUBERT  HAMPSON. 

Eesidence,  827  Quimby  street;  office,  501 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born,  October  10,  1882,  in  Washington,  D.  C. 
Son  of  Thomas  and  Martha  Eogers  (Hale) 
Hampson.  Educated  Central  High  School  of 
Washington,  D.  C.,  and  graduated  from  same 
June,  1900.  Attended  Leland  Stanford  Ju- 
nior University,  and  received  degree  A.  B. 
Moved  to  Oregon  April,  1906,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  June  of  that  year.  Be- 
came associated  with  Frederick  V.  Holman, 
September,  1906,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  the  University  Club.  Democrat. 

HERBERT  KENNEDY  HANNA. 

Eesidence,  Jacksonville;  office,  Farmers  & 
Fruitgrowers  Bank.  Born  at  Jacksonville, 
Oregon.  Son  of  H.  K.  and  Helena  (Hesse) 
Hanna.  Attended  the  common  school  at 
Jacksonville,  Oregon,  the  High  School 
at  Oakland,  California,  entering  St. 
Mary's  College  at  Oakland,  California, 
in  1898,  graduating  in  1903,  with  A.  B. 
degree.  Eeturned  to  Jacksonville  and 


studied  law  in  his  father's  office,  being  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1906,  and  en- 
tering into  partnership  with  his  father  in 
1910,  which  partnership  continues  to  date. 
Eepublican. 

HIERO  K.  HANNA. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Jacksonville,  Oregon. 
Born,  May  22,  1832,  in  Steuben  County,  New 
York.  Son  of  Alexander  and  Fannie  (Pier) 
Hanna.  Attended  public  schools  in  his  na- 
tive town  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  when 
he  entered  dry  goods  store  as  salesman.  In 
3848  removed  to  Wayne  County,  Ohio,  where 
he  was  employed  in  recorder's  office.  In 
1850  moved  to  California,  and  in  1858,  to  Jo- 
sephine County,  Oregon,  where  he  worked  as 
a  miner,  devoting  his  spare  time  to  the  study 
of  law.  In  1872  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
the  State  of  Oregon.  Elected  Deputy 
Prosecuting  Attorney  and  was  re-elected  in 
1874  and  1876.  In  '1878  was  appointed  Cir- 
cuit Judge  of  the  First  Judicial  District, 
which  he  represented  until  1890,  when  he  was 
re-elected  and  served  until  1894.  Past  Mas- 
ter Workman  of  A.  O.  U.  W.,  and  Past  Sachem 
of  I.  O.  E.  M.  Member  Oregon  Historical 
Society. 

AUSTIN  S.  HAMMOND. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Coquille,  Oregon.  Born 
in  Independence,  Iowa,  February  16,  1857. 
Son  of  James  M.  and  Harriet  (Davis)  Ham- 


mond. Married  on  November  18,  1903,  to 
Charity  E.  Maldonado.  Attended  Upper  Iowa 
University  at  Fayette,  Iowa,  and  Western 
College  at  Western,  Iowa,  later  studying  law 
with  D.  W.  Bruckart  at  Independence,  Iowa. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Independence,  Iowa, 
in  1878.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  at 


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Olewein,  Iowa,  removed  to  Dakota  City,  Iowa, 
and  later  to  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1889,  locating  at  Ashland,  thence  to 
Coos  Co.,  in  1906.  Member  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and 
B.  P.  O.  E.  President  Ko-Keel  Club,  Coquille, 
Oregon.  Eepublican. 

BERT  EMERY  HANEY. 

Residence,  483 
East  Fifteenth 
street;  office,  508 
Corbett  building, 
Portland.  Born 
April  10,  1879,  at 
Lafayette,  Oregon. 
Son  of  John  and 
Mary  (H  arris) 
Haney.  Married 
November  21, 
1906,  to  Jessie  A. 
Holmes.  Educated 
at  the  Lafayette 
public  schools  at 
Lafayette,  Oregon, 
and  the  Willam- 
ette TI  n  i  v  ersity, 
Salem,  Oregon. 
Law  Department 

of  the  University  of  Oregon  at  Port- 
land. Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  May  28, 

1903.  Associated   with   W.  D.   Fenton,  Port- 
land,  Oregon,  from   June   1,  1903,  to  June   1, 

1904.  Deputy  District  Attorney  of  the  Fourth 
Judicial  District,  July  1,  1904,  to  July  1,  1908. 
On  this  date  formed  partnership  with  George 
W.  Joseph,  under  the  firm  name  of  Joseph  & 
Haney,  which  still  continues.     Was  Secretary 
of   the  'City   and   County  Democratic   Central 
Committee  from  1904  to  1907.     Democrat. 

ANDREW  HANSEN. 

Residence.  426  Fourth  street;  office,  322-23 
Alisky  building,  Portland.  Born,  March  3, 
1875,  at  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  Son  of  Pete? 
and  Annie  (Mulgrew)  Hansen.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1888.  Attended  public  school  in  Kan- 
sas, Idaho,  and  later  in  Oregon.  Also  at- 
tended the  Oregon  Agricultural  College  in 
1896-7-8.  Fnl's+pd  in  Company  K,  Second 
Petriment  Oregon  Volunteer  Infantry,  in 

1898,  and  served  in  the  Spanish-American  war 
in    the    Philippine    Islands    during    the    years 
1898-1899.    Mustered  out  of  service  in  August, 

1899.  Attended  the  Law  Department   of  the 
University  of  Oregon  in  1906  and  1907,  when 
he    entered    the    Oregon   Law    College,    from 
which  he  received  degree  of  LL.  B.  the  same 
year.     Admitted   to   the  bar   at   Salem,  June 
18,  1907,  and  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts,  in  1909.     Republican. 

ISAAC  N.  HARBAUGH. 

Residence  and  office,  Eugene,  Oregon.  Born 
at  Boxley  Town,  Hamilton  County,  Indiana, 
October  1,  1853.  Son  of  James  L.  Harbaugh 
and  Elizabeth  J.  (Dillar)  Harbaugh.  Moved 


with  parents  at  an  early  age  to  Brighton, 
Washington  County.  Iowa,  where  he  attended 
the  common  schools.  In  1881  entered  the  law 
office  of  R.  S.  Mills  at  Brighton,  Iowa,  where 
he  studied  law  for  a  period  of  about  two 
years,  after  which  he  entered  the  Iowa  City 
Law  School  at  Iowa  City,  Iowa,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  the  spring  of  1883  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.,  being  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  the  State  of  Iowa,  June  19,  1883,  when  <he 
then  opened  a  co-partnership  with  Edward 
Deeds  at  Brighton.  Iowa,  which  continued  for 
about  one  year,  and  in  1887  moved  to  Chadron, 
Dawes  County,  Nebraska,  where  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  in  all  courts  and  formed 
a  partnership  with  George  A.  Eckles,  which 
continued  for  two  years,  after  which  he  prac- 
ticed by  himself,  being  elected  County  At- 
torney in  1892  for  Dawes  County,  Nebraska, 
which  office  he  held  for  two  terms.  In  June, 
1899,  came  to  Eugene,  Oregon,  where  he 
opened  an  office  by  himself  and  so  practiced 
until  the  fall  of  1899,  when  he  went  in  part- 
nership with  Charles  M.  Kissinger,  which  con- 
tinued until  the  spring  of  1902,  when  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  D.  B.  Jenckes, 
which  continued  for  two  years,  after  which  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  John  H.  Bower, 
which  continued  for  one  year,  since  whieh  he 
has  practiced  alone. 

WILLIAM  GILMAN  HARE. 

Residence  and  office,  Hillsboro,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Farmington,  Oregon,  April  19,  1882. 
Son  of  William  Davenport  and  Henrietta 


(Scholfield)  Hare.  Married  November  25, 
1906,  to  Jane  M.  Greer.  Received  his  early 
education  in  public  schools  of  Hillsboro,  Ore. 
Attended  Tualatin  Academy  in  1900;  grad- 
uated from  Pacific  University  with  degree  of 


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B.  K,  'in  1903,  and  from  Universtiy  of  Mich- 
igan in  1906,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  *the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  August  21,  1907, 
and  formed  partnership  with  Geo.  E.  Bagley, 
Hillsboro,  Ore.,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  Masonic  fraternity,  K.  of  P.  and 
I.  O.  O.  F.  Bepublican. 

CHARLES  A.  HARDY. 

Eesidence,  Eugene;  office,  First  National 
Bank  Building.  Born,  March  27,  1874.  Son 
of  Albert  and  Cordelia  (Kromer)  Hardy. 
Married  ETiima  Dorris  in  September,  1906. 
Attended  the  common  and  High  Schools  of 
La  Crosse,  Wisconsin,  and  later  a  law  school 
at  the  same  place,  graduating  therefrom  in 
1896  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  1897,  and  opened  an  office  at  Eugene,  being 
admitted  to  practice  in  Oregon  in  1897.  Mem- 
ber B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternity.  Bepublican. 

FREDERICK  EVERETT  HARLOW. 

Eesidenee,  Troutdale,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born,  March  13,  1872,  at  Portland,  Oregon. 
Son  of  John  and  Celeste  Harlow.  Married 
October  25.  1893,  to  M.  Lucile  Foreman.  Ed 
ucated  in  the  public  schools  of  Portland,  at 
the  Portland  Business  College,  and  at  the 
University  of  Oregon,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1896,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem.  Served  nine  and 
one-half  years  in  Oregon  National  Guard,  be- 
ing Second  Lieutenant  Co.  H.,  First  Eegiment. 
Was  Deputy  Clerk  Circuit  Court  under  D.  J. 
Moore.  Member  of  Ancient  Order  of  For- 
esters. Eepublican. 

LAWRENCE  T.  HARRIS. 

Eesidence,  181 
W.  Fifth  street; 
office,  Court  House, 
Eugene.  Born, 
S  e  p  t  e  m  b  er  13, 
1873,  at  Albany, 
Oregon.  Appointed 
Circuit  Judge  for 
Second  Judicial 
District,  February, 

1905,  and        re- 
elected     in     June, 

1906,  which    office 
he  holds  to  date. 

STEPHEN   R.   HARRINGTON. 

Eesidence,  547  Hoyt  street;  office,  18-19 
Mulkey  building,  Portland.  Born  in  Wash- 
ington County,  New  York,  May  12,  1837. 
Son  of  Andrew  and  Lydia  (Harris)  Harring 
ton.  Married  October  19,  1869,  to  Margarita 
France.  Early  education  was  received  in  the 
common  schools  of  New  York  and  during  the 


year  of  1859  attended  the  Ottumwa  Colleg3 
at  Ottumwa,  Kansas.  Was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Burlington,  Kansas,  September  29,  1865, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  Supreme  Court  of  the  Dis- 
trict on  November  5,  1867.  Little  Bock,  Ar- 
kansas, in  November,  1869.  Washington,  D. 
€.,  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  Feb- 
ruary 1,  1871.  At  Salem,  Oregon,  1881,  on  his 
arrival  in  this  state.  From  1871  to  1876  was 
United  States  District  Attorney  of  the  Eastern 
District  of  Arkansas.  From  1881  to  1884  was 
City  Attorney  at  East  Portland.  Lieutenant, 
Adjutant,  Captain,  and  Major,,  in  the  Fifth 
Eegiment,  Kansas  Cavalry.  Served  from  July 
14,  1861,  to  January  10,  1865.  Was  Colonel  in 
Arkansas  Militia  from  June  1873  to  June, 
1875.  Member  of  the  Oregon  Legislature  for 
the  Sessions  of  1877  and  1889.  Independent. 

JULIUS  NEWTON  HART. 
Eesidence,  Baker  City,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born,  May  13,  1869,  in  Wayne  County,  Illi- 
nois. Son  of  John  S.  and  Minerva  J.  (Neal) 
Hart.  Married  December  21,  1890,  to  Irene 
Dempsey.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Illinois.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1885,  and  finished 


his  common  school  education  in  this  state. 
Attended  La  Creole  Academic  Institute  at 
Dallas,  Oregon,  in  1886-7.  State  Normal  School, 
Monmouth,  1887-8.  La  Creole  Academic  In- 
stitute, 1888-9,  graduating  in  June,  1889.  At- 
tended Law  Department  University  of  Oregon, 
1891-92.  Admitted  to  Oregon  bar  in  Novem- 
ber, 1895,  and  practiced  alone  at  Dallas,  Ore- 
gon, until  1900,  when  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  James  H.  Townsend,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Townsend  &  Hart,  which  lasted  until 
1902.  Practiced  alone.  1902-1904,  when  he 
moved  to  Baker  City  and  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  William  Smith,  under  the  firm  name 


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of  Hart  &  Smith,  which  lasted  until  1906. 
Then  formed  partnership  with  James  H. 
Nichols,  under  the  firm  name  of  Hart  & 
Nichols,  which  lasts  to  date.  Was  School 
Superintendent  Polk  County,  1896  to  1900. 
District  Attorney  Third  Judicial  District,  1900 
to  1904.  Presidential  Elector  in  1904.  State 
Senator,  Baker  County,  1906  to  1910.  Member 
Oregon  Conservat:on  Commission,  1908.  Re 
appointed,  1909.  Eepublican. 

EDWARD  HENRY  HARTWIG. 

Residence,  414  Montello  avenue;  office, 
Smith  block,  Hood  River.  Born  November  8, 
1874,  at  Waukeshon,  .Shawano  County,  Wis- 
consin. Son  of  William  and  Maria  (Neuman) 
Hartwig.  Married  December  12,  1909,  to 
Ethel  M.  Entrican.  Graduated  from  Shawano 
High  School  in  1896;  read  law  two  years; 
entered  Northern  Indiana  Law  School  and 
graduated  in  1900  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  practice  in  the  State  of  Indiana 
in  May,  1900,  and  to  the  Circuit  Court  of 
United  States  in  the  same  year.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1901  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  here  in  November,  1902.  Went  to  Hood 
River  in  1903  and  has  practiced  there  since. 
Deputy  District  Attorney  under  Hon.  Frank 
Menefee  and  Hon.  Fred  Wilson,  since  1905. 
Member  United  Artisans,  I.  O.  O.  F.  frater- 
nities. Vice-President  Hood  River  Commer- 
cial Club,  Secretary  Hood  River  Merchants' 
Association.  Member  Hood  River  University 
Club.  Republican. 

GEORGE   WESLEY  HAYES. 

Residence  and  office,  Vale,  Oregon.  Born 
in  Marion  County,  Iowa,  March  2,  1859.  Son 


of    Cyrus    and    Julia    Ann     (Duncan)     Hayes. 
Came    to    Oregon    in    September,    1862.      Mar- 


ried to  Etta  E.  Horton,  May  6,  1904.  At- 
tended the  common  schools  of  Lane  County, 
Oregon,  until  the  age  of  thirteen.  Read  law 
with  C.  A.  Sweek  and  Thornton  Williams  in 
Harney  City,  Oregon.  Was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Pendleton,  Oregon,  May  9,  1891. 
Register  of  the  United  States  Land  Office  at 
Burns,  Oregon,  from  June,  1898,  to  March, 

1902.  Organized    first    Republican    Club    in 
Harney  County.     Member  of  Vale  Republican 
Club  and  Commercial  Club. 

WALTER  GLENN  HAYES. 

Residence,  987 
East  Main  street; 
offices,  513-34  Fen- 
ton  building,  Port- 
land, Oregon.  Born 
June  28,  1873,  at 
Eugene  City,  Ore- 
gon. Son  of  Mr. 
Henry  Taylor  and 
Hannah  Gertrude 
(Mulkey)  Hayes. 
Married  July  20, 
1904,  to  Miss  Bes- 
sie Gertrude  Ma- 
thers. Attended 
public  schools  at 
Woodburn,  Ore- 
gon, graduating 
from  the  same  in 
1890,  then  attend- 
ing the  high  school  at  Oregon  City,  Oregon, 
graduating  from  the  same  in  1893,  then  study- 
ing law  in  the  offices  of  Dimick  &  Porter 
at  Oregon  City,  Oregon,  for  four  years,  pur- 
suing his  studies  at  the  Portland  Law  School 
meanwhile.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem, 
Oregon,  October  11,  1897,  then  in  the  office 
of  Dolph,  Mallory  &  Simon  during  1902  and 

1903.  In    1904    formed    a    partnership    with 
Ernest   Brand,   Jr.,   practicing   together   until 
1907,   since   which   time    has   been   practicing 
alone.     Three  years  a  member  of  the  Oregon 
National    Guard,    serving    in    various    offices. 
Member  of  the  W.  O.  W.     Republican. 

GORDON   E.   HAYES. 

Residence,  Oregon  City,  Oregon;  office, 
same.  Born  March  27,  1859,  at  Oregon  City. 
Son  of  Henry  E.  and  Sarah  A.  (Woodruff) 
Hayes.  Educated  at  the  Pacific  University, 
Forest  Grove,  Oregon,  1876-7.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1884  and  has  practiced  his  pro- 
fession continuously  since  that  time,  in  Ore- 
gon City.  Has  served  as  State  Senator  and 
as  County  Judge  of  Clackamas  County.  Mem- 
ber of  Commercial  Club,  of  K.  of  P.  and  Elks 
fraternities.  Republican. 

DANIEL  J.  HAYNES. 

Residence,  567%  Glisan  street;  office,  402 
Commercial  block,  Portland.  Born  July  29, 
1844,  in  Warren  County,  Kentucky.  Son  of 
James  and  Susan  Le  Munyan  (Rhodes) 
Haynes.  Married  December  13,  1871,  to 
Cornelia  C.  Allington.  Attended  the  public 


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schools  in  Warren  County,  Kentucky,  and 
later  Warren  College  at  Bowling  Green,  Ken- 
tucky. Was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Flor- 
ence, Alabama,  October  19,  1874,  meantime 
practicing  in  Colorado,  Illinois  and  New  York 
City.  Moved  to  the  State  of  Oregon  Novem- 
ber 30,  1905.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Salem, 
Oregon,  March  8,  1906.  Republican. 

OSCAE  HAYTER. 

Residence  and  office,  Dallas,  Oregon.  Born 
December  3,  1873,  in  Polk  County,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Thomas  J.  and  Mary  I.  (Embree) 
Hayter.  Married  July  20,  1904,  to  Bertha 
L.  Fuller.  Educated  in  district  schools  of 
Polk  County  and  later  at  the  La  Creole 


Academy,  Dallas,  Oregon,  from  which  insti- 
tution he  graduated  in  1890.  Read  law  in 
the  office  of  Daly,  Sibley  &  Eakin,  of 
Dallas,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon,  at  Salem,  October  9,  1895.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Dallas,  in  partnership  with  John  J.  Daly, 
which  continued  until  1900,  since  when  he 
has  practiced  alone.  Member  Masonic  frater- 
nity. Democrat. 

GEORGE  WINTERMTJTE  HAZEN. 
Residence,  751  Weidler  street;  office,  609 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  February  26,  1852,  at  Pittsburg,  Penn- 
sylvania. Son  of  David  H.  and  Sarah  J. 
(Ewing)  Hazen.  Married  October  31,  1883, 
to  Belle  L.  Todd.  Educated  at  Pittsburg 
High  School  and  Newall's  Institute  of  Pitts- 
burgh and  C.entral  University  of  Iowa.  In 
December,  1876,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania.  In  1890  he 
came  to  Portland  to  help  organize  the 
United  States  National  Bank  of  this 


city,  and  was  Assistant  Cashier  of  the 
same.  In  1892  he  resumed  the  practice 
of  law,  to  which  he  now  devotes  his  time — 
to  all  its  departments  except  Criminal  Law. 
Served  five  years  as  Lieutenant-Colonel  on 
Governor  George  E.  Chamberlain's  staff  and 
a  short  time  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Ben- 
son. Served,  three  years  on  Board  of  Gov- 
ernors of  the  Portland  Commercial  Club. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  and  Royal  Arcanum 
fraternities.  Is  now  Deputy  Supreme  Regent 
of  the  Royal  Arcanum. 

EDWIN  E.  HECKBERT. 

Residence,  684  Everett  street;  office,  716 
Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland.  Born 
August  16,  1871,  at  Woburn,  Massachusetts. 
Son  of  John  William  and  Frances  Claire 
McLeod.  Married  January  8,  1900,  to  Georgia 
B.  Richardson.  Education  received  at  the 
common  schools  of  Massachusetts:  at  Woburn 


High  School,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1889.  Attended  Boston  University,  1889-1893, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1893  with  A.  B. 
degree.  Took  special  courses  in  Harvard  and 
Boston  Universities,  in  Law,  and  continued 
the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  S.  C. 
Stout,  Portland,  Maine,  until  1894.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Maine  at  Portland 
in  October,  1894,  and  also  to  Massachusetts 
bar.  Practiced  in  Maine  and  Massachusetts 
until  1906,  when  he  removed  to  Oregon,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state.  Mem- 
ber Masonic  fraternity.  Republican. 

GILBERT    LAWRENCE    HEDGES. 

Residence,  High  street,  near  Sixth;  office, 
Weinhard  building,  Oregon  City,  Oregon. 
Born  January  19,  1874,  at  Canemah,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Joseph  and  Ellen  Judith  (Allen) 


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Hedges.  Married  October  3,  1904,  to  Dorothy 
H.  Chase.  Educated  at  the  public  schools  of 
Clackamas  County,  Oregon;  attended  Phillips 
Academy,  Andover,  Massachusetts,  for  three 
years;  entered  Yale  University  in  the  fall  of 
1902,  graduating  in  1906  with  A.  B.  degree. 
Two  years  later  graduated  from  law  depart- 
ment of  the  same  university  with  LL.  B. 
degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in 
October,  1908.  Member  of  (Lower  iHouse 
Oregon  Legislature  1901.  District  Attorney 
Fifth  Judicial  District  1907-8.  Democrat. 

JOSEPH    EUGENE    HEDGES. 

Eesidence,  510  Adams  street;  office,  Wein- 
hard  building,  Oregon  City.  Born  June  2, 
1864,  at  Canemah,  Oregon.  Son  of  Joseph 
and  Ellen  Judith  (Allen)  Hedges.  Married 
June  7,  1894,  to  Lillian  Bray.  Until  sixteen 
years  of  age  attended  the  public  schools  at 


•Canemah  and  Oregon  City,  then  spent  two 
years  at  the  Bishop  Scott  Grammar  School  in 
Portland.  For  five  years  taught  in  the  above 
named  grammar  school,  and  then  entered  the 
Academic  Department  of  Yale  University  at 
New  Haven,  Connecticut,  graduating  from 
same  in  1891  with  A.  B.  degree.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem  June  2,  1892.  Imme- 
diately became  member  of  the  firm  of 
O'Neill,  Hedges  &  Thompson,  which  lasted 
two  years,  when  Franklin  T.  Griffith  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  firm,  the  name  then  being, 
O'Neill,  Hedges,  Thompson  &  Griffith.  In 
1895  the  firm  became  Hedges  &  Griffith  and 
since  1908  has  practiced  alone.  State  Sena- 
tor from  district  composed  of  Clackamas 
County  from  1906  to  1911.  Member  Univer- 
sity Club  of  Portland.  Democrat. 


JOSEPH   JACOB   HEILNER. 

Eesidence,  Baker  City,  Oregon;  office, 
same.  Born  July  9,  1877,  at  Portland,  Ore- 
gon. Son  of  Sigmund  A.  and  Clara  (Neu- 
berger)  Heilner.  Educated  at  the  public 
schools  of  Baker  City,  Oregon,  at  The  Bishop 
Scott  Academy,  Portland,  Oregon,  and  iu  the 
Legal  Department  of  the  University  of  Ore- 
gon, from  which  he  graduated  in  June,  1896, 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Oregon  at  Salem  July  13,  1898,  having 
taken  and  passed  his  examinations  before  the 
Supreme  Court  in  1896,  but  lacking  two 
years  of  having  attained  the  age  of  ma- 
jority. Was  City  Attorney  of  Baker  City 
for  six  years,  from  1901  to  1907.  Eepublican. 

JAMES  G.  HELTZEL. 

Eesidence,  640  North  Summer  street; 
office,  11-12  Bush-Breyman  building,  Sa- 


lem. Born  December  14,  1880,  at  Colfax, 
Washington.  Son  of  Martin  L.  and  Melinda 
A.  (Kelly)  Heltzel.  Married  June  16,  1906, 
to  Clara  A.  Holmstrom.  Early  education  re- 
ceived at  country  school  in  Washington,  and 
later  at  the  public  schools  of  Colfax,  Wash- 
ington, and  at  Echo,  Oregon.  Attended  high 
school  at  Portland  for  one  year.  In  1902 
read  law  in  office  of  George  S.  Shepherd  at 
Portland,  and  in  1903  entered  Willamette 
University,  graduating  in  1908  with  B.  S. 
degree.  Began  the  study  of  law  at  the  Wil- 
lamette University  in  1905,  and  in  1907  re- 
ceived LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem  in  June,  1907.  Practices  his  pro- 
fession in  partnership  with  E.  C.  Glover, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Heltzel  &  Glover,  in 
Salem.  Eepublican. 


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FRANK  D.  HENNESSY. 

Eesidence,  410 
Thirteenth  street; 
office,  701  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce 
building,  Portland. 
Born  February  8, 
1866,  at  Portland, 
Oregon.  Son  of 
Patrick  J.  and  Ann 
(Gftlvin)  Hennes- 
sy.  Married  May 
7,  1900,  to  Therese 
Irene  B  e  u  t  g  e  n  . 
Educated  at  St. 
Michael's  College 
(a  private  Catho- 
lic school  of  Port- 
land) from  1875 
to  1881;  at  the 
University  of  No- 
tre Dame,  Notre  Dame,  Indiana,  from 
1891  to  1894,  in  which  year  he  graduated 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem  in  October,  1894.  From 
July,  1898  to  1900,  was  Municipal  Judge 
of  Portland.  Was  Clerk  of  the  Municipal 
Court  1905  to  1908  and  then  appointed  Dep- 
uty District  Attorney,  which  office  he  holds 
to  date.  Life  member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Ancient 
Order  of  Hibernians  and  Catholic  Order  or 
Foresters.  Kepublican. 

JOHN    LELAND    HENDERSON 

Eesidence,  State  street;   office,  190  Second 
street,  Hood  River.  Oregon.     Born  September 


11,  1851,  at  Boston,  Massachusetts.  Son  of 
John  and  Katherine  (Leland)  Henderson. 
Married  Margaret  E.  Newell  September  1, 


1909.  Received  his  education  at  the  Jesuit 
College,  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  and  the 
public  high  school  at  the  same  place  up  to 
1867.  Attended  Miles  Military  School,  Brat- 
tleboro,  Vermont,  1877,  1878  and  1879.  En- 
tered Cornell  University  in  the  fall  of  1879, 
and  after  passing  examinations  for  sopho- 
more class,  left  college  and  came  to  Oregon. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Bay  St.  Louis, 
Mississippi,  in  August,  1893.  Admitted  to 
practice  in  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  1898, 
United  States  District  Court  of  same  state 
in  1901  at  Portland.  Admitted  to  practice  in 
the  State  of  Washington  in  1903.  Has  held 
office  as  County  Surveyor,  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  City  Engineer.  Taught  sixteen  years 
in  public  schools  and  academies  in  Oregon 
and  California.  Member  of  Oregon  and 
American  Bar  Associations.  Member  Hood 
River  Commercial  Club,  Hood  River  Univer- 
sity Club,  Hood  River  Bar  Association,  of 
Masonic,  K.  of  P.  and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraterni- 
ties. Republican. 

BINGER  HERMANN. 

Residence  and  office,  Roseburg,  Oregon. 
Born  February  19,  1843,  at  Lonaconning, 
Allegheny  County,  Maryland.  Son  of  Doctor 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Hopkins)  Hermann. 
Educated  at  the  district  schools  of  Maryland 
and  at  Independent  Academy,  near  Balti- 
more. Moved  to  Oregon  in  1859  and  first 
taught  school  at  Canyonville,  Oregon.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1866  and  commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Roseburg. 
Was  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature  in 
1866  and  of  the  Senate  from  1868  to  1871. 
Was  appointed  as  United  States  Land  Com 
missioner  in  1871  and  served  until  1873.  In 
1885  again  became  a  member  of  Congress  and 
served  until  1897.  From  1897  to  1903  was 
again  United  States  Land  Commissioner. 
June  1,  1903,  he  was  elected  to  the  Fifty- 
eighth  Congress  and  was  re-elected  to  ihe 
Fifty-ninth  Congress,  serving  from  1905  to 
1907.  Republican. 

ELBERT  B.  HERMANN. 

Residence  and  office,  Roseburg,  Oregon. 
Born  November  3,  1884,  at  Roseburg,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Binger  and  Flora  A.  (Tibbetts)  Her 
mann.  Married  October  24,  1906,  to  Ruth  M. 
Hamilton.  Attended  public  and  high  schools 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  took  law  course 
in  the  George  Washington  University  at  the 
same  place.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in 
1905.  Located  in  Roseburg  in  November, 
1905,  and  has  practiced  there  continuously 
since.  Appointed  Deputy  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney for  Douglas  County  July  1,  1908,  and 
still  serves  under  the  appointment.  Ap- 
pointed City  Treasurer  of  Roseburg  in  1906. 
Elected  City  Treasurer  of  same  city  in  Octo- 
ber, 1907.  and  re-elected  in  1909  for  a  term 
of  two  years.  Republican. 


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PHILIP   HERZ. 

Residence,  910 
East  Flanders 
street;  office,  7 
First  street,  Port- 
land. Born,  Feb- 
ruary 21,  1880,  in 
Titusville,  Penn- 
sylvania. Son  of 
Gustave  and  Julia 
(Simons)  H  e  r  z. 
Moved  to  Oregon 
September,  1890, 
and  was  educated 
in  the  public 
schools,  later 
graduating  from 
the  high  school  in 
June,  1898.  He 
attended  the  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon 

Law  Department  and  graduated  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  May,  1901.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  Salem,  Oregon,  May,  1901.  Mem- 
ber of  Multnomah  Bar  Association,  Oregon 
State  and  American  Bar  Associations.  Demo- 
crat. 

FRANK    CHARLES    HESSE. 

Kesidence,  989 
Savier  street;  of- 
fice, 212-214  Fen- 
ton  building,  Port- 
land. Born  in  Leip- 
zig, Germany,  Oc- 
tober 3,  1883.  Son 
of  Franz  and 
E  m  i  1  i  e  Zieger- 
Friedel  Hesse.  Ed- 
ucated in  Leipzig 
and  Halle,  Ger- 
many, until  1899, 
in  September  of 
which  year  he 
passed  the  exami- 
nation  of  the 
Royal  Board  of 
Examiners  and  re- 
ceived a  degree 

equal  to  A.  B.  From  1903  to  1904  he  studied 
privately  in  Paris,  France.  In  1904  he  came 
to  the  United  States  and  entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Missouri,  where  he  attended  the 
law  department  for  three  years,  graduating 
in  1907  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  In  June, 
1907,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missouri. 
The  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Montana.  On  October  25  he  arrived  in 
Oregon  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  Oregon.  Member  of  Askania  and 
Hermanduria  of  Halle,  Germany,  and  Multno- 
mah Bar  Association. 

HENRY  H.  HEWITT. 

Residence,  Albany,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  in  Yam-hill  County,  Oregon,  December 
7,  1846.  Son  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth 


(Matheny)  Hewitt.  Received  his  preparatory 
education  in  the  public  school  of  Yamhill 
County,  Oregon;  entered  the  Willamette  Uni- 
versity in  September,  1865,  and  graduating  in 
June,  "1870,  with  degree  of  A.  B.  In  1872  was 
elected  School  Superintendent  of  Yamhill 
County,  Oregon,  serving  one  term,  and  in  1873 
received  from  the  same  university  the  de- 
gree of  A.  M.;  in  1876  elected  to  a  profes- 
sorship in  the  Albany  College,  at  Albany,  Ore- 
gon, and  continued  in  that  institution  for 
three  years;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem  in  December,  1877,  and  b?gan  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  June,  1879,  and  in  1882  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  Moody  Swamp  Land 
Commissioner  for  Oregon;  was  elected  Dis- 
trict Attorney  for  the  Third  Judicial  District 
for  Oregon  in  June,  1888,  serving  one  term, 
and  in  1894  elected  Circuit  Judge  of  the  same 
district  and  served  one  term. 

THEODORE    JOHN    HEWITT. 

Residence,  Wood 
stock,  Oregon;  of- 
fice, 626  Henry 
building,  Portland. 
Born  August  17, 
1877,  at  Lexington, 
Nebraska.  Son  of 
Thomas  Jefferson 
and  Fanny  A. 
(Rockwood)  Hew- 
itt. Married  in 
1905  to  Laura  M. 
Stratton.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  high 
school  of  Lexing- 
ton, Nebraska,  in 
1896;  from  the 
University  of  Ne- 
braska at  Lincoln 
in  1901,  with  the 

degree  of  A.  B.,  and  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  above  named  university  in  1903, 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  the  State  of  Nebraska  in  1903,  to  the 
State  of  Colorado  in  1905,  and  came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1906,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  here 
the  following  year.  Held  commission  as 
Lieutenant  in  Cadet  Battalion.  Retired  as 
First  Lieutenant  of  Nebraska  National  Guard. 
Member  Phi  Delta  Theta  and  Phi  Delta  Phi 
fraternities.  Republican. 

WILLIAM  P.  HIBBARD. 

Residence,  Sixty-third  and  Siskiyou  streets; 
office,  room  9,  Breeden  building,  Portland.  Born 
October  8,  1873,  at  Jacksonport,  Wis.  Son 
of  Perry  G.  and  Johanna  (Carmody)  Hibbard. 
Married  October  24,  1894,  to  Elizabeth  Col- 
lins. Attended  the  common  schools  of  Jack- 
sonport, Wisconsin,  from  1879  to  1888.  At- 
tended the  University  of  Indianapolis  at  In- 
dianapolis, Indiana,  from  1895  to  1897,  when 
he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  In 
1898  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Lansing, 
Michigan,  and  practiced  in  Escanaba,  Miehi- 


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gan,  until  1902,  when  he  went  to  Montana 
and  later  to  Oregon.  Was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  July,  1908,  and 
began  practice  at  Portland.  Was  not  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law  from  the  fall  of  1902 
until  resuming  practice  again  in  Portland. 
Kepublican.  * 

OLIVER  M.  HICKEY. 

Eesidence,  109 
Freemont  street; 
office,  532  Worces- 
ter building,  Port- 
land. Born  in  Port- 
land, Oregon,  June 
21,  1881.  Son  of 
Francis  P.  and 
Margaret  Hickey. 
Entered  the  Aca- 
demic Department 
of  Albany  College, 
Albany,  Oregon, 
May  18,  1898,  and 
entered  Albany 
College  proper  in 
1901,  graduating 
in  1905,  taking  the 
Classical  course 
and  securing  the 

degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  Entered  the 
Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Oregoji 
1905  and  graduated  1907,  in  which  year  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of 
Oregon.  He  received  his  education  entirely 
through  his  own  efforts,  having  worked  his 
way  through  college  and  paid  all  his  own 
expenses.  He  has  been  practicing  law  in 
Portland  since  his  admission  to  the  bar.  Re- 
publican. 

CLAUDE   EDWARD   HICKS. 

Residence,  505 
Tacoma  avenue; 
office,  507-8-9  Cor- 
bett  building, 
Portland.  Born 
November  15, 
1888,  in  Salem, 
Oregon.  Son  of 
Lucius  J.  and  Ada 
R.  (Snell)  Hicks. 
Married  October 
20,  1909,  to  Ethel 
N.  McConnell.  At- 
tended the  Port- 
land public  school 
1894  to  1902  and 
graduated  there 
from.  Later  at- 
tended the  Port- 
land High  School 

and  graduated  in  1906.  Attended  the 
Law  School  of  the  University  of  Ore- 
gon, 1906  to  1909,  and  was  admitted 
at  Salem,  Oregon,  to  the  bar  on  June 
8,  1909.  Did  not  commence  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  until  some  months  later, 


owing  to  his  not  being  of  age.  Prior  to  his 
practicing  law  he  was  associated  with  the 
Hicks-Chatten  Engraving  Company.  Member 
of  the  Legal  Fraternity  Phi  Delta  Phi,  Re- 
publican Club  of  Sellwood  and  the  Sellwood 
Commercial  Club.  Republican. 

GALE   STOCKTON   HILL. 

Residence,  Albany,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  in  Linn  County,  Oregon,  November  11, 
1877.  Son  of  Dr.  J.  Linsey  Hill  and  Mary 
(Pennington)  Hill.  Attended  the  public 
schools  of  Albany  and  graduated  from  Albany 
College  in  June,  1897,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  In  1898  he  began  the  study  of  law 
in  the  office  of  Weatherford  &  Wyatt,  at 
Albany,  Oregon,  and  continued  his  studies  in 
that  office  until  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Octo- 
ber, 1900.  He  practiced  law  in  Albany  until 
June,  1901,  when  he  became  associated  with 
his  uncle,  W.  Lair  Hill,  at  Oakland,  Cali- 
fornia. He  returned  to  Albany  in  June, 
1902,  and  opened  an  office  and  has  since  that 
date  been  engaged  in  practice  at  Albany. 
Since  June,  1904,  he  has  been  Deputy  Dis- 
trict Attorney  for  Linn  County,  which  office 
he  has  held  continuously  up  to  date.  Member 
of  Elks,  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  K.  of  P.  fraternities. 
Republican. 

CHARLES  CRAWFORD  HINDMAN. 

Residence,  706  Flanders  street;  office,  311 
Gerlinger  building,  Portland.  Born  July  10, 
1886,  at  Du  Bois,  Pennsylvania.  Son  of 
Charles  Crawford  and  Florence  (Taylor) 
Hindman.  Came  to  Oregon  in  October,  1909. 
Attended  the  high  school  at  Du  Bois,  Penn- 
sylvania, until  1903;  the  Bucknell  Academy 
in  1904;  Bucknell  University  in  1905  and  the 
Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, graduating  therefrom  in  1909  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  May  10, 
1909.  Now  associated  with  the  firm  of 
Magers  &  Johnston,  Portland.  Republican. 

ROBERT  ELLIS  HITCH. 

Residence,  446  Tenth  street;  office,  511 
Fenton  building,  Portland.  Born  in  El  Paso, 
Illinois,  May  17,  1883.  Son  of  Robert  and 
Mary  (Ellis)  Hitch.  Graduated  from  Jeffer- 
son Park  High  School,  El  Paso,  Illinois,  in 
1902.  From  the  Morgan  Park  Academy  of  the 
University  of  Chicago,  in  1903.  Attended  the 
University  of  Michigan  and  graduated  in 
1907  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  and  in  1909 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  the  State  of  Michigan  at  Lansing,  June  22, 
1909,  and  to  the  Oregon  bar  at  Salem  Novem- 
ber 15,  1909,  in  which  year  he  moved  to  the 
state.  Is  now  associated  with  the  firm  of 
Manning  &  White. 

JOHN   SIMEON  HODGIN. 

Residence,  La  Grande,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  February  26,  1864,  in  North  Carolina. 
Son  of  James  Nelson  and  Martha  E.  (Russell) 
Hodgin.  Was  educated  at  Guilford  College, 


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North  Carolina.  Came  West  in  1889  and 
entered  the  University  of  Oregon  in  1890. 
Entered  Pacific  University  in  1891  and  gradu- 
ated in  June  of  that  year  with  degree  of 
S.  B.  Pursued  post  -  graduate  studies  in 
mathematics  and  astronomy  in  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, California,  in  1893  and  1894.  En- 
tered the  Lick  Observatory  and  studied  as- 
tronomy in  1894.  Studied  law  with  A.  M. 
Crawford  in  Eoseburg,  Oregon,  in  1897  and 
in  Portland  and  Salem  the  year  following. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  June,  1898, 
and  practiced  law  at  Enterprise  from  1900 
to  1907,  at  which  time  he  removed  to  La 
Grande  and  entered  into  partnership  with 
Francis  S.  Ivanhoe,  which  partnership  lasted 
until  1909,  since  when  he  'has  practiced  alone. 
Member  Pacific  Astronomical  Society  of  the 
Pacific  and  of  American  Society  Social  and 
Political  Science.  Democrat. 

FREDEEICK  C.  HOECKER. 

Eesidence,  Garden  Home,  Oregon;  office, 
Beck  building,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born  April 
16,  1877.  Son  of  Charles  F.  and  Louise 
(Stewener)  Hoecker.  Eeceived  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis, 
Missouri;  came  to  Portland  at  the  age  of  ten 
and  attended  public  schools  of  this  city, 
graduating  from  the  high  school  in  1897. 
Entered  the  Law  Department  of  the  Univer 
sity  of  Oregon  and  graduated  in  1899  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem 
in  February,  1899.  Eepublican. 

JOHN    N.    HOFFMAN. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Forest  Grove,  Ore- 
gon. Bora  in  Colfax,  Indiana,  on  September 


25,  1857.   Son  of  Absalom  and  Martha  (Kious) 
Hoffman.      Married   Nettie  Pittman   in   1891. 


Educated  at  the  public  schools  of  Iowa  and 
Missouri,  and  later  attended  the  Shenandoah 
College,  Shenandoah,  Iowa,  and  the  Chilli- 
cothe,  Missouri,  College.  Eead  law  in  the 
office  of  Askren  &  Spence,  of  Mt.  Ayre,  Iowa, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in 
1896,  having  come  to  this  state  in  1889. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  at  Albany 
which  continued  until  1897,  when  he  removed 
to  Portland  and  practiced  for  a  period  of 
one  year,  finally  locating  in  Forest  Grove,  in 
1898,  and  continued  there  to  date.  Eecorder 
of  Forest  Grove  for  two  terms.  Member  of 
I.  O.  O.  F.  and  W.  O.  W.  fraternities.  Ee- 
publican. 

FRED  HOLLISTER. 

Eesidence  and  office,  North  Bend,  Oregon. 
Born  at  Camp  Baker,  near  Helena,  Montana, 
August  29,  1871.  Son  of  Colonel  George 
Stanton  Hollister  and  Philoclea  Alston  Hollis- 
ter.  Early  education  received  from  par- 
ents. At  about  the  age  of  ten  entered 
Hills  Military  Academy  at  Eavenswood, 
Illinois,  then  entered  the  Morgan  Park  Mili- 
tary Academy  at  Morgan  Park,  Illinois;  from 
there  entered  the  St.  Paul's  Cathedral  Acad- 
emy, a  military  institution,  at  Garden  City, 
Long  Island.  From  there  studied  one  year 
at  the  Bethlehem  High  Schools  at  Bethlehem, 
Pennsylvania,  and  then  spent  one  year  in 
South  Georgia  Agricultural  College,  at 
Thomasville,  Georgia.  From  there  entered 
and  was  graduated  at  the  high  school  of 
Benton  Harbor,  Michigan.  In  the  fall  of  '87 
entered  Lehigh  University.  In  the  spring 
of  1902,  April,  was  admitted  to  the 
Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States,  at 
Indianapolis,  Indiana.  Coming  to  Oregon  in 
1903,  formed  a  law  partnership  with  Judge 
J.  H.  Guerry,  which  still  continues,  at  North 
Bend,  Oregon.  Member  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Hoo- 
Hoos,  I.  0.  O.  F.  fraternities.  Democrat. 

FREDERICK    VAN    VOORHIES    HOLMAN. 

Eesidence,  500  Taylor  street;  office,  501- 
506  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland, 
Oregon.  Born  Pacific  County,  then  Oregon 
Territory,  now  State  of  Washington,  August 
29,  1852.  Son  of  James  Duval  and  Eachel 
Hixson  (Summers)  Holman.  Educated  at  the 
Portland  public  school  and  graduated  from 
the  Portland  Academy  and  Female  Seminary 
July  17,  1868,  and  on  June  9,  187§,  graduated 
from  the  University  of  California,  Berkeley, 
California,  with  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon 
at  Salem,  Oregon,  January  8,  1879,  and  to  the 
United  States  Supreme  Court  April  25,  1907. 
Eegent  of  University  of  Oregon,  1903  to  1915. 
President  of  Oregon  Bar  Association,  1909 
1910.  President  Oregon  Historical  Society, 
1907-1910.  President  Oregon  Pioneer  Associa- 
tion, 1909-1910.  Member  of  the  American 
Bar  Association,  American  Historical  Associa- 
tion, Washington  Historical  Society,  National 
Municipal  League,  National  Eose  Society  of 
Great  Britain,  National  Geographic  Society. 


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Member  of  Arlington,  University,  Waverly 
Golf  and  Portland  Commercial  Clubs.  Demo- 
crat. Democratic  National  Committeeman 
from  Oregon  1904-1908,  Delegate  Democratic 
National  Convention  1892  and  1904,  General 


Counsel  Portland  Railway,  Light  &  Power 
Company.  Author  of  Biography  of  Dr.  John 
McLaughlin;  author  of  pamphlet  "Roses  at 
Portland,  Oregon,  and  How  to  Grow  them"; 
author  of  several  important  historical  arti- 
cles published  in  the  Quarterly  of  the  Oregon 
Historical  Society,  including  "The  Discovery 
and  Exploration  of  the  Frazer  River"  and 
"Oregon  Counties — Their  Origins  and  the 
Origins  of  Their  Names."  Author  of  many 
articles  on  growing  roses  at  Portland.  Origi- 
nator of  the  name  of  "Rose  City"  as  applied 
to  Portland.  An  associate  editor  of  the  His 
tory  of  Portland. 

GEORGE   FLANDERS  HOLMAN. 

Residence,  500  Taylor  street;  office,  501-4 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  of  James 
Duval  and  Rachel  Hixson  (Summers)  Hoi- 
man.  Attended  Portland  public  schools  and 
Law  Department  of  University  of  Oregon. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  Octo- 
ber 9,  1889;  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
Court  of  Oregon,  Ninth  Judicial  District,  De- 
cember 30,  1889;  United  States  District  Court 
of  Oregon,  December  31,  1889;  Superior  Court 
of  the  State  of  Washington,  December  5, 
1891. 

FRANK  HOLMES. 

Residence,  Washington  and  Fir  streets;  of- 
fice, room  1  Tioga  building,  Salem.  Born 
June  1,  1871,  at  The  Dalles,  Oregon.  Son  of 


David  J.  and  Mary  Ellen  (Lewis)  Holmes. 
Married  August  1,  1897,  to  Josie  Adamson. 
Attended  common  schools  of  Oregon  until 
eighteen  years  of  age  and  attended  Wil- 
lamette University  for  three  years — 1890  to 
1893.  Read  law  three  years  in  office  of  W. 
H.  Holmes,  of  Salem,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1897.  Immediately  entered  into 
practice  with  his  brother,  Webster  Holmes, 
which  partnership  continued  until  1900,  since 
which  time  he  has  practiced  alone  at  Salem. 
Member  W.  O.  W.  fraternity. 

WILLIAM   HENRY   HOLMES. 

Residence  and 
office,  Salem,  Ore- 
gon. Born  May  3. 
1850,  in  Polk 
County,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Horatio 
Nelson  Viscount 
and  Nancy  (Por- 
ter) Holmes.  Mar- 
r  i  e  d  August  13, 
1876,  to  Josephine 
Lewis.  Receive^ 
education  in  pub- 
lic schools  of  Polk 
County  and  later 
attended  the  La 
Creole  Academy 
Dallas,  Oregon, 
from  which  he 
graduated  in  1873. 

Read  law  in  the  office  of  Thayer  &  Williams, 
of  Portland,  for  three  years  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Oregon  in  1874. 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Salem  in 
1876  and  practiced  alone  until  1889  when 
he  formed  a  partnership  with  Judge  Bonham 
under  the  firm  name  Bonham  &  Holmes, 
which  existed  until  1892,  since  which  date  he 
has  practiced  alone.  District  Attorney  Third 
Judicial  District,  1884-86.  Clerk  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Oregon,  1887-1890.  Member 
of  Legislature  from  Marion  County,  1891. 
Member  of  Masonic  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraterni- 
ties. Member  Commercial  Club  of  Salem. 
Democrat. 

WILLIAM  H.  HOLLIS. 

Residence,  Forest  Grove,  Oregon;  office, 
same.  Born  July  9,  1853,  in  Edgar  County, 
Illinois.  Son  of  George  W.  and  Marcy  .1. 
(Clark)  Hollis.  Early  education  received  at 
common  and  high  schools  in  Illinois.  Studied 
law  under  private  instruction  in  the  States 
of  Kansas  and  Washington.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  the  State  of  Washington  at  Tacoma 
in  1889,  at  Olympia,  Washington,  in  1896, 
and  in  Oregon  in  1903.  In  1896  removed  to 
Benton  Harbor,  Michigan,  and  practiced  until 
1903  alone,  and  was  elected  Judge  of  the 
Municipal  Court  in  1900.  In  1903  returned  to 
Oregon  and  located  at  Forest  Grove  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  law;  for  a  short  time 
was  in  partnership  with  E.  B.  Hawles.  Was 


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prominent  in  politics  in  Washington,  from 
1888  to  1896;  1890-1896  Auditor  of  Pierce 
County,  Washington.  President  of  Forest 


Grove  Abstract  Company  and  Vice-President 
First  National  Bank  of  Forest  Grove.  Presi- 
dent Forest  Grove  Board  of  Trade.  President 
of  Washington  County  Development  League 
and  Forest  Grove  Civic  Improvement  Society. 
Member  Masonic  Order.  Republican. 

HJALMAR  E.  HOLMQUIST. 

Residence,  135  East  Eleventh  street;  office, 
room  3,  Merchants  Bank  building,  Eugene, 
Oregon.  Born  at  Visby,  Sweden,  November 
28,  1879,  the  son  of  Carl  J.  and  Maria  E. 
(Engstrom)  Holmquist.  Married  Miss  Flor- 
ence Howard  at  Eugene,  Oregon,  July  21, 
1908.  Entered  the  public  school  at  Trakumla. 
Sweden,  remaining  there  until  1886,  when  he 
moved  with  parents  to  California,  then  enter- 
ing the  public  and  high  schools  of  Redwood 
City,  California,  graduating  from  same  in 
1899,  entering  the  Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  Uni- 
versity at  Palo  Alto,  California,  and  gradu- 
ating from  same  in  1904,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  While  in  the  university  he  pursued  the 
study  of  law,  which  he  continued  in  the  office 
of  Emil  Pohli,  of  San  Francisco,  California. 
Served  as  Deputy  County  Clerk  of  San  Mateo 
County,  California.  Elected  to  the  California 
Legislature  from  the  Fifty-third  District, 
serving  during  the  session  of  1909.  Attended 
the  Law  School  of  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, at  Berkeley,  during  the  summer  ses- 
sion of  1909.  Moved  to  Eugene,  Oregon, 
being  admitted  to  the  bar,  he  opened  an  office 
in  Eugene,  which  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  the  I.  O.  0.  F.  fraternity.  Republican. 


JOHN  B.  HOSFORD 

Residence,  412 
East  Ninth  street. 
North;  office,  410 
and  411  Abington 
building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Limerick, 
Ireland,  1861.  Son 
of  William  and 
Anna  J.  (Bassett) 
Hosford.  Married 
in  1892  to  Minnie 
A.  Gilkinson.  At- 
tended the  Limer- 
ick Academy  1872- 
75.  The  Kilkenny 
College,  Kilkenny, 
Ireland,  1875-77. 
and  Trinity  Col- 
lege, Dublin,  Ire- 
land, 1877  -  1880, 

where  he  obtained  honors  and  prize  in  classi- 
cal literature.  Resident  tutor  in  Winchester 
College,  England,  1880-1883,  and  in  Alexan- 
dra Park  College,  London.  Came  to  Oregon 
July,  1886,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  Oregon,  1891.  Began  the  practice  of 
law  at  Wasco,  Sherman  County,  Oregon,  in 
1891.  Removed  to  Moro  in  1892  and  con- 
tinued the  general  practice  of  law  until  June. 
1904.  Served  one  term  as  County  School 
Sitperintendent  of  Sherman  County,  and  was 
School  Director  in  Moro  District  for  several 
years.  During  this  period  he  was  associated 
with  W.  H.  Ragsdale,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Hosford  &  Ragsdale.  In  1904  he  removed 
to  Portland  and  continues  the  practice  of  his 
profession  alone.  Edited  the  "Fossil  Jour- 
nal" in  Wheeler  County,  in  1887.  Proprietor 
and  Editor  of  Wasco  News  in  1888  and  of 
the  Moro  Observer  in  1890.  In  1904  was 
Chairman  of  Republican  County  Central  Com- 
mittee and  was  delegate  from  Sherman 
County  to  Republican  State  and  Congres- 
sional Conventions  in  Portland  and  was 
elected  Secretary  of  the  latter.  He  saw 
active  service  in  Bechuanaland,  South  Africa, 
in  1883-5,  as  a  member  of  the  First  Mounted 
Rifles,  then  engaged  in  subduing  the  native 
tribes  who  resisted  the  Imperial  Government 
in  South  Africa.  A  member  of  the  Masonic 
and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternities.  Republican. 

HARRY   G.   HOY. 

Residence,  Marshfield,  Oregon;  office,  Ben- 
nett &  Walter  block.  Born  May  5,  1879,  at 
Napoleon,  Henry  County,  Ohio.  Son  of 
Samuel  and  Malinda  (Imler)  Hoy.  Married 
September  30,  1908,  to  Meta  A.  Bobell.  Edu- 
cated at  the  public  schools  of  Spink  County, 
South  Dakota,  and  at  Redfield  College,  Red- 
field,  South  Dakota.  Read  law  in  the  office 
of  Hon.  John  A.  Pickler,  Foulkton,  South 
Dakota,  and  later  took  a  short  course  in  the 
Benton  College  of  Law  at  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri. Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missouri  in 
April,  1904.  Came  to  Oregon  in  January, 


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1906,   and   was   admitted   to   the   bar   of   this 
state.      Republican. 

ASA  CONNOE  HOUGH. 

Residence  and  office,  Grants  Pass,  Oregon. 
Born  April  10,  1869,  at  Boise,  Idaho.  Son 
of  »George  Campbell  and  Harriett  Amanda 
(Sweeny)  Hough.  Married  May  26,  1897,  to 
Ida  M.  Mills.  Educated  at  the  common  and 
high  schools  at  New  Richmond,  Wisconsin; 
University  of  Wisconsin,  at  Madison,  Wis- 
consin, later  reading  law  in  office  of  W. 
W.  Irwin,  of  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  Was 
admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
State  of  Minnesota  at  St.  Paul,  in  1890. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1893  and  was  admitted 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  this  state  in  April, 
1894.  Has  been  in  general  practice  in  Marion 
and  Josephine  counties  ever  since.  In  1898 
opened  an  office  at  Grants  Pass  where  he 
practices  to  date.  Elected  and  served  as 
Presidential  Elector  on  Republican  ticket  in 
1904.  Member  Masonic  Order.  Republican. 

JOHN  R.  HUGHES. 

Residence,  529  Hoyt  street;  office,  309 
Failing  building,  Portland.  Born  January  7, 
1882,  at  Liverpool,  England.  Son  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Howard)  Hughes.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1903.  Educated  in  the  Liverpool 


Grammar  School  until  1896;  at  Liverpool 
University  to  1900;  at  the  Metropolitan 
School  of  Shorthand  and  Typewriting,  Lon- 
don, England,  to  1902,  and  at  Holmes  Busi- 
ness College,  Portland,  in  1907.  Received 
LL.  B.  degree  from  Law  Department  of  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon,  in  1910,  and  the  same  de- 
gree from  Lincoln-Jefferson  University  at 
Hammond,  Indiana,  in  1910.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Oregon  at  Pendleton  May  5,  1909. 


Commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Portland  and  continues  to  date.  Member 
M.  A.  A.  C.  Republican. 

ROSCOE  T.  HUNT. 

Residence,  428  Mill  street;  office,  517-9 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  August  22,  1885,  at  Columbus,  Kansas. 
Son  of  A.  H.  and  Louella  (Adams)  Hunt. 
Educated  at  Montgomery  County  High 
School,  Independence,  Kansas,  and  later 
graduated  from  the  University  of  Michigan, 
Law  Department,  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Michigan  June  1,  1909, 
and  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  December  15  of 
the  same  year,  since  which  time  he  has  prac- 
ticed in  Portland.  Member  Phi  Alpha  Delta 
fraternity. 

BELA  S.  HUNTINGTON. 

Residence,  1225 
Thurman  street ; 
office,  404-5  Lewis 
building,  Portland. 
Born  February  5, 
1858,  in  Rockford, 
Illinois.  Son  of 
Charles  A.  and  Lu- 
cretia  A.  (Water- 
man) Huntington. 
Married  February 
2,  1887,  to  May 
Wilson.  Educated 
at  St.  Johnsbury, 
Vermont,  Acade- 
my, 1875-78;  the 
University  of  Ver- 
mont 1878  to  1882, 
graduating  with 
the  degree  of  A. 

B.  in  the  latter  year  and  with  the  degree  of 
A.  M.  in  1885.  Attended  the  Law  Depart- 
ment, University  of  Michigan,  1882-1883.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Michigan 
October,  1883.  Moved  to  Oregon  in  the 
same  year  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  in  May  of  1884;  entered  into  part- 
nership with  F.  P.  Mays  under  the  firm  name 
of  Mays  &  Huntington  1886  to  1890,  and  later 
practiced  at  The  Dalles,  Oregon,  until  1909, 
in  partnership  with  H.  S.  Wilson,  removing 
to  Portland  September  1,  1909,  since  when 
he  has  practiced  alone.  In  1897  State  Repre- 
sentative for  Wasco  and  Sherman  counties. 
Republican. 

JULIEN  A.  HURLEY. 

Residence  and  office,  Vale.  Born  April  1, 
1885,  at  Lafayette,  Oregon.  Son  of  A.  M. 
and  Almira  (Smith)  Hurley.  Graduated  from 
the  Independence  High  School  in  1902  and 
from  the  Oregon  State  Normal  School  in  1905. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Pendleton  November 
2,  1908.  Is  in  partnership  with  R.  G.  Wheeler 
under  the  firm  name  of  Wheeler  &  Hurley. 
Republican. 


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ROSCOE  PATTERSON  HURST. 

Eesidence,  181 
Fourteenth  street; 
office,  439-441 
Chamber  of  Com- 
m  e  r  c  e  building, 
Portland.  Born 
September  18th, 
1882,  at  Hutson- 
v  i  1 1  e  ,  Crawford 
County,  Illinois. 
Son  of  Lucius  C. 
and  Minnie  E. 
(Patterson)  Hurst. 
Educated  at  Hut- 
sonville,  Illinois, 
and  at  the  High 
School  at  Terre 
Haute,  Indiana, 
from  1897  to  1899, 
and  at  De  Pauw 
University,  Greencastle,  Indiana,  from  1899 
to  1902.  From  1902  to  1906  at  Notre  Dame 
University,  Notre  Dame,  Indiana,  from  which 
institution  he  received  his  LL.  B.  degree. 
Was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Illinois  in  1907. 
Came  to  Oregon  the  same  year,  when  he  was 
admitted  on  his  Illinois  certificate,  and  has 
practiced  his  profession  to  date.  Is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Sigma  Chi  and  Theta  Nu  Epsilon 
fraternities.  Democrat. 

CHARLES   F.   HYDE. 

Eesidence,  Front  and  B.  streets;  office,  City 
Hall,  Baker  City,  Oregon.     Born  October  29, 


to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Oregon  at  Salem 
in  1882.  Has  been  member  of  the  following 
firms:  Hyde,  Johns  &  Olmstead;  Hyde,  Johns 
&  Eand;  Hyde  &  Packwood.  City  Attorney, 
Baker  City,  1885-90,  and  1907-10,  and  District 
Attorney,  Sixth  Judicial  District,  1892-1896. 
Was  Colonel  on  staff  of  Governor  Pennoyer. 
Member  Masonic,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  K.  of  P.  and 
Bedmen  fraternities.  Democrat. 

SAMUEL   BRUCE   HUSTON. 

Residence,  622 
Elm  street,  Port- 
land; office,  810 
Chamber  of  Com- 
m  e  r  c  e  building. 
Born  March  16th. 
1858,  at  New  Phil- 
adelphia, Indiana. 
•Son  of  Oliver  W. 
and  Lucretia  P 
(Naugle)  Huston. 
Married  June  28, 
1884,  to  Ella  Gei- 
ger.  Educated  at 
a  private  school  at 
Grand  Glade,  Illi- 
nois. Later  at  the 
Northern  Indiana 
University  at  Val- 
paraiso, Indiana. 

Removed  to  Oregon  May  18,  1883.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Indiana,  December,  1879. 
and  at  Salem,  Oregon,  October,  1884.  Was  a 
member  of  the  State  Senate  from  Washing- 
ton County,  Oregon,  1892  to  1896.  Member 
Commercial  Club  of  Portland.  Bepublican. 

CICERO  M.  IDLEMAN. 


1858,  at  Yreka,  California.  Son  of  Henry  H. 
and  Susan  Hyde.  Married  September,  1887, 
to  Mollie  E.  Packwood.  Attended  Pacific 
University,  Forest  Grove,  Oregon,  and  gradu- 
ated from  Heald's  Business  College,  San 
Francisco,  California,  in  May,  1875.  Admitted 


Eesidence,   295   Twelfth   street;    office,   615 
Oregonian   building,   Portland.      Born   August 


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18,  1855,  at  Marion,  Ohio.  Son  of  Silas  and 
Catherine  (Pontius)  Idleman.  Married  April 
3,  1907,  to  Margaret  E.  James.  Attended  pub- 
lic schools  at  Marion  until  fifteen  years  of 
age,  then  entered  Smithville  Academy  at 
Smith ville,  Ohio,  where  he  spent  two  years; 
then  entered  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at 
Delaware,  Ohio,  leaving  same  at  the  end  of 
his  Junior  year.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio 
in  1882.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1884  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  the  same 
year.  Attorney  General  for  Oregon  from 
1895  to  1899.  Chairman  Eepublican  Centra! 
Committee  1908.  Member  National  Geographi- 
cal Society,  Oregon  Historical  Society  and  the 
Oregon  College  of  Sciences.  Member  Com- 
mercial Club  and  Phi  Delta  Theta  fraternity. 
Republican. 

CLAIRE  MOREAU  INMAN. 

Residence,  1645 
Mission  street;  of- 
fice, B  r  e  y  m  a  n 
block,  Salem,  Ore- 
gon. Born  Sep- 
tember 14,  1874, 
in  O'Brien  Coun- 
ty, Iowa.  Son  of 
Daniel  W.  and 
Franchette  E. 
(Johnson)  Inman. 
Married  July, 
1903,  to  Carrie 
Amelia  Batchelor. 
Educated  in  pub- 
lic schools;  gradu- 
ated from  high 
school  at  Sanborn, 
Iowa,  in  1892. 
Came  to  Oregon  in 

March,  1893,  and  entered  Willamette  Univer- 
sity at  Salem,  graduating  in  1901  with  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  practice  in  Ore- 
gon by  the  Supreme  Court  on  June  4,  1901. 
Entered  immediately  into  practice  in  Baker 
County,  Oregon,  and  in  1902  became  asso- 
ciated with  F.  A.  Turner  under  the  firm  name 
of  Turner  &  Inman,  which  continued  until 
1906,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced 
alone  in  Salem.  Was  City  Attorney  for 
Salem  in  1906.  Member  Masonic  and  B.  P. 
O.  E.  fraternities.  Republican. 

FRANCIS    SWIFT    IVANHOE. 

Residence,  La  Grande,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  August  3,  1856,  in  Loudoun  County,  Vir- 
ginia. Son  of  J.  D.  and  C.  R.  (Milne)  Ivan- 
hoe.  Married  May  16,  1887,  to  Amanda  E. 
Eldridge,  of  Salem,  New  Jersey.  Early  edu- 
cation by  private  instruction;  later,  at 
Planter's  University,  at  Richmond,  Virginia. 
Served  from  1876  to-  1887  in  United  States 
Regular  Army.  Admitted  to  practice  in  Ore- 


gon  in   1887.     Present   District   Attorney  for 
Tenth    District    of    the    state.      Resided    and 


practiced   since    1887   in   Union   and   Wallowa 
counties.     Republican. 

COMMODORE   STEPHEN  JACKSON. 

Residence  and  office,  Roseburg,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Canyonville,  Oregon,  January  10, 
1867.  Son  of  John  and  Mary  E.  (Rose) 
Jackson.  Married  to  Aura  D.  Thompson 
1905.  Graduate  of  Oregon  State  Normal 
School  at  Monmouth,  1894,  with  degree  of 
B.  S.  D.  Attended  Leland  Stanford  Univer- 
sity, Law  Department,  1895-1896-1897.  Gradu- 
ated from  Denver  University  School  of  Law 
with  degree  of  A.  B.,  1898.  Admitted  to  bar 
of  Oregon  June,  1898,  continuing  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  that  city  to  date.  Member 
Company  D,  Fourth  Regiment,  O.  N.  G.; 
member  of  Roseburg  Commercial  Club;  mem- 
ber of  I.  O.  O.  F. 

A.  A.  JAYNE. 

Residence,  Hood  River,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  1861  at  Washington,  Iowa.  Son  of 
Daniel  and  Martha  (Young)  Jayne.  Mar 
ried  in  1890  to  Minnie  M.  Sperry.  Educated 
at  the  common  schools  of  Washington  County, 
Iowa,  and  at  the  Washington,  Iowa,  Academy. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Colorado 
in  1888.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1889  and  prac- 
ticed at  Arlington,  Oregon,  until  1897,  when 
he  moved  to  The  Dalles  and  practiced  there 
until  1900,  when  he  removed  to  Hood  River 
and  has  since  practiced  at  that  place.  Dis- 
trict Attorney,  Seventh  Judicial  District, 
1894-1900.  Member  Legislature  1905.  Re- 
publican. 


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JOHN  ANTONY  JEFFREY. 

Office,  313i  Washington  street,  Portland. 
Born  1869  in  Fayetteville,  Arkansas.  Son  of 
James  and  Maria  (Chandler)  Jeffrey.  Mar- 
ried November  30,  1898,  to  Dela  Payne.  Re- 
ceived his  early  education  at  the  public 
schools,  Jackson  County,  and  the  high  school, 
Jacksonville,  Oregon,  and  Oregon  Agricul- 
tural College,  Corvallis,  Oregon.  Moved  to 
Oregon  1874  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  Oregon,  March,  1895.  Served  in  the 
Lower  House  of  Legislature,  session  1895,  and 
was  elected  District  Attorney,  First  Judicial 
District  of  Oregon,  one  term,  ending  1898. 
Democrat. 

JOHN  C.  JENKINS. 

Eesidence,  532  East  Sixteenth  street,  North; 
office,  333  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland. 
Born  in  Chumleigh,  County  of  Devon,  Eng- 
land, June  9,  1864.  Son  of  Elias  and  Mary 
Ann  (Godfrey)  Jenkins.  Married  Alice  Maud 
Truman  December  25,  1893.  Graduated  from 
Mineral  Point  High  School,  Mineral  Point, 
Wisconsin,  1887;  attended  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity, Evanston,  Illinois,  in  1888.  Gradu- 
ated from  South  Dakota  State  College  of 
Agriculture  and  Mechanic  Arts,  Brookings, 
South  Dakota,  1890,  with  degree  of  B.  S. 
Admitted  to  Circuit  Court,  South  Dakota, 
1891;  Supreme  Court  of  South  Dakota,  April 
1,  1895;  United  States  District  and  Circuit 
Courts  of  South  Dakota,  August  17,  1899. 
Came  to  Oregon  September  30,  1908,  and  ad- 
mitted to  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  October 
5,  1909.  State's  Attorney  of  Brookings 
County,  South  Dakota,  1897-8;  Mayor  of 
Brookings,  South  Dakota,  1903-4,  and  City 
Attorney  of  that  city  for  many  years;  State 
Senator,  South  Dakota,  1907-8.  Republican. 

RALPH  EDWARD  JENNEY. 

Office,  408  Failing  building,  Portland. 
Born  February  20,  1883,  in  Detroit,  Michi- 
gan. Son  of  Royal  A.  and  Caliphernia  (Hox- 
sey)  Jenney.  Educated  at  the  Ann  Arbor 
High  School,  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  and 
graduated  in  1900.  Entered  the  University 
of  Michigan  and  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  in  1904  and  LL.  B.  in  1906.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Michigan  in  1906  and 
to  the  bar  in  Oregon  in  1908,  in  which  year 
he  came  to  this  state.  Republican. 

EDWARD  H.  JOEHNK. 

Residence,  167  Golden  avenue;  office,  216 
Coos  building,  Marshfield,  Oregon.  Born  in 
Oregon  City,  Oregon,  November  23,  1882. 
Son  of  H.  O.  and  Anna  (Barck)  Joehnk. 
Attended  public  school  at  Oregon  City,  Ore- 
gon; Naval  training  ship  and  training  school, 
U.  S.  S.  Adams,  in  1897.  Commercial  course 
in  International  Correspondence  School, 
Scranton,  Pennsylvania,  1900-1901.  Univer- 
sity of  Oregon,  Law  Department,  1902-1904, 
graduating  with  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws. 
Admitted  to  the  Oregon  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon, 


June  13,  1904.  Served  apprenticeship  in 
United  States  Navy;  enlisted  July  6,  1897,  to 
January  11,  1902.  Served  on  fifteen  differ- 


ent vessels,  including  U.  S.  S.  Oregon;  made 
trip  around  Horn;  Battle  of  Santiago  with 
Spanish  fleet,  July  3,  1898;  three  years  iu 
Philippines.  Member  United  Spanish  War 
Veterans.  Republican. 

CHARLES    A.    JOHNS. 


Residence  and  office,  Baker  City,  Oregon. 
Born  June  25,  1857,  in  Jackson  County,  Mis- 
souri. Son  of  James  M.  and  Elizabeth  A. 


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(Darby)  Johns.  Married  November  15,  1882, 
to  Mabel  Ellis.  Came  to  Oregon  December, 
1858,  and  attended  public  schools  at  Scio. 
Linn  County,  Oregon,  and  also  at  Marion, 
Oregon.  Attended  Willamette  University, 
Salem,  Oregon,  graduating  from  there  in 
1878  with  A.  B.  degree,  and  later  receiving 
A.  M.  degree  from  the  same  institution.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  1881.  Was 
Lieutenant-Colonel  on  Governor  Geer's  staff 
for  four  years;  Judge  of  Polk  County  for  two 
years;  Mayor  of  Baker  City  for  four  terms, 
and  also  School  Director,  Baker  City,  for  four 
terms.  Member  of  State  School  Text-Book 
Commission  three  terms.  Republican. 

ALBERT   E.   JOHNSON. 

Residence,  1016 
Union  avenue, 
North;  office,  507- 
8-9  Fenton  build 
ing,  Portland. 
Born  November 
12,  1882,  in  Port- 
land, Oregon.  Son 
of  Richard  and 
Mary  (Post) 
Johnson.  Early 
education  in  pub- 
lic schools  of  Port- 
land. During  1904 
was  in  office  of 
P  i  p  es  &  Ti  f  f  t. 
Later  in  offices  of 
Platt  &  Platt  and 
Long&Sweek. 
From  1903  to  1905 

attended  Law  Department  of  the  University 
of  Oregon,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1905. 
In  June  of  that  year  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem  and  in  December,  1906,  he  be- 
came associated  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession with  J.  A.  Beckwith,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Johnson  &  Beckwith  (who  took  over 
the  practice  of  Judge  J.  C.  Moreland)  which 
continues  to  date. 

GEORGE    ARTHUR    JOHNSON. 

Residence,  corner  Leslie  and  High  streets; 
office,  616  Commercial  block,  Portland.  Born 
May  1,  1873,  at  Oakland,  Nebraska.  Son  of 
Peter  G.  and  Caroline  (Johnson)  Johnson. 
Married  August  23,  1906,  to  Florence  Payne. 
Educated  at  the  public  schools  in  Bart 
County,  Nebraska,  at  the  University  of  Ne- 
braska at  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  receiving  from 
that  institution  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1902 
and  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1903.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Nebraska  in  1902.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1903  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  the  following  year.  Began  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Portland  and 
practiced  alone  until  1906,  when  he  formed 
a  partnership  with  Charles  Stout,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Johnson  &  Stout,  which  exists 
to  date.  Member  Masonic  fraternity.  Repub- 
lican. 


JAMES  CATLIN  JOHNSON. 

Residence  and 
office  Cottage 
Grove,  Ore.  Born 
in  Waseca  County. 
Minnesota,  May 
12,  1872.  Son  of 
William  Henry 
and  Elizabeth 
(Reed)  Johnson. 
Came  to  Oregon 
October,  1891. 
Married  to  Mar- 
guerite M.  Ponti 
December  24,  1893. 
Atte  n  d  e  d  public 
and  high  schools 
at  Duluth,  Minn., 
graduating  from 
same  in  1888,  then 
entering  Pars  o  n  s 

Business  College,  graduating  in  1889;  studied 
law  in  office  of  father  until  admitted  to  bar 
at  Salem,  Oregon,  June  1,  1895.  Admitted  t-) 
United  States  District  and  Circuit  Courts. 
Portland,  Oregon,  October  3,  1904.  Associated 
with  E.  P.  Morcom,  Woodburn,  Ore.,  1895-96; 
F.  G.  Eby,  Cottage  Grove,  Oregon,  1900-01; 
J.  S.  Medley,  Cottage  Grove,  Oregon,  1903-8. 
Sergeant  Company  M,  Second  Oregon  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  May  16,  1898,  to  August  7. 
1899,  Philippine  Islands.  Private  and  Cor- 
poral, 1897  to  1898,  Company  H,  Third  Oregon 
State  Militia;  Captain  Company  E,  Fourth 
Infantry,  O.  N.  G.,  April  30,  1907,  to  present 
time.  Municipal  Judge  Woodburn,  Oregon. 
April  1,  1897,  until  Spanish  War.  City  Attor- 
ney at  Woodburn  and  Cottage  Grove,  Oregon, 
at  various  times.  Member  K.  of  P.,  W.  O.  W. 
Republican. 

JASPER  J.  JOHNSON. 

Residence,  Port- 
1  a  n  d  (Tremont) 
Oregon;  office. 
Spaul  ding  build- 
ing, Portland. 
Born  July  6,  1862. 
near  Lents,  Mult- 
nomah  County,  Or- 
egon. Son  of  Jacob 
and  Martha  J. 
(Lee)  Joh  n  s  o  n. 
Married  in  1903, 
to  Miss  Ella  Craw- 
ford. Attended  the 
public  schools  of 
Portland,  Or.,  and 
the  Oregon  Agri- 
cultural Coll  e  g  e. 
Pursued  the  study 
of  law  for  three 

years  in  the  offices  of  Johnson  &  Idleman,  of 
Portland.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Pendleton. 
Oregon,  June,  1890.  Now  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  Johnson  &  Van  Zante.  Past  mem- 


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ber  of  the  O.  N.  G.,  Company  K;  member  A. 
F.  &  A.  M.,  I.  O.  0.  F.,  F.  of  A.,  United  Arti- 
sans and  Patrons  of  Husbandry  fraternities. 
Now  serving  his  seventh  consecutive  year  as 
Master  of  Evening  Star  Grange,  and  his  sec- 
ond year  as  Lecturer  of  the  Oregon  State 
Grange.  Eepublican. 

ROSCOE  RUCIUS  JOHNSON. 

Residence  and  office,  Pendleton,  Oregon. 
Born  August  6,  1880,  at  Fort  Recovery,  Ohio. 
Son  of  William  and  Samantha  (Langell) 
Johnson.  Educated  at  Fort  Recovery  High 
School,  graduating  in  1894;  at  the  Ohio  Nor- 
mal University,  graduating  from  same  in 
1897,  with  A.  B.  degree;  at  the  University  of 
Wooster,  graduating  in  1902  with  A.  B.  de- 
gree, and  from  the  Harvard  Law  School  in 
1905,  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Winchester,  Indiana,  in  July,  1905. 
Came  to  Oregon  immediately,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  in  the  courts  of  this  state 
in  October  of  the  same  year.  Was  associate 
editor  of  Harvard  Law  Reviewer,  1904-5.  Re 
publican. 

JESSE  N.  JOHNSTON. 

Residence  and  office  Grants  Pass,  Oregon. 
Born  at  Crawford  County,  Indiana,  August 
18,  1881.  Son  of  Isaac  and  Lavise  (Pecken- 
paugh)  Johnston.  Attended  the  rural  schools 
of  Crawford  County,  Indiana.  Later  attended 
Central  Normal  College  at  Danville,  Indiana, 
receiving  degree  B.  S. ;  law  school  of  the 
same  institution,  receiving  degree  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Indiana  at  Indian- 
apolis, Indiana,  in  1904.  In  1905  moved  to 
the  State  of  Oregon.  Being  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Oregon  in  1905.  he  opened  an  office  in 
copartnership  with  H.  B.  Hendricks,  of  Grants 
Pass,  which  continued  until  January,  1907, 
when  the  partnership  was  dissolved,  when  he 
practiced  by  himself,  which  continues  to  date. 
Appointed  Deputy  Prosecuting  Attorney  for 
Josephine  County  in  1909,  which  position  he 
now  holds.  Member  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  Repub- 
lican. 

DAVID   E.   JOHNSTON. 

Residence,  693  East  Madison  street;  office. 
312  Gerlingor  building,  Portland.  Born 
April  10,  1845,  in  Giles  County,  Virginia.  Son 
of  Oscar  F.  and  Elizabeth  (French)  John- 
ston. Married  February  16,  1868,  to  Sarah  E. 
Pearis.  Received  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  his  county  and  later  by  pri- 
vate tutor.  Entered  Confederate  Army  at 
age  of  sixteen  and  served  four  years.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Giles  County,  Virginia, 
June,  1867,  later  removing  to  Mercer  County, 
West  Virginia,  January,  1870,  practicing  law 
in  the  courts  of  that  and  adjoining  counties,  in 
partnership  with  James  D.  Johnston  under 
the  firm  name  of  Johnston  &  Johnston.  State 
Senator  1879.  Elected  in  1880  Judge  of 
Ninth  Judicial  District,  West  Virginia,  an, I 
held  that  office  until  1888.  Member  Fifty- 
sixth  Congress,  1899-1901.  In  1890  formed 


partnership  with  J.  W.  Hale  under  the  firm 
name  of  Johnston  &  Hale,  which  partnership 
continued  until  1900.  Moved  to  Oregon  Octo- 
ber 18,  1908,  and  entered  into  partnership 
with  Judge  J.  E.  Magers  under  the  firm 
name  of  Magers  &  Johnston.  Democrat. 

GEORGE  W.  P.  JOSEPH. 

Residence  500  E. 
Couch  street;  of- 
fice, Corbett  build- 
ing, Portland,  Ore. 
Born  May  10 
1872,  in  Joseph 
Creek,  Modoc 
County,  Cal.  Son 
of  Edwin  Worth- 
ington  and  Delilah 
Jane  (Heath)  Jo- 
seph. Came  to  Or 
egon  in  1876.  Mar- 
ried to  Bertha  L. 
Snell,  Septem  ber 
6,  1903.  Graduat- 
ed from  high 
school  at  Lake- 
view,  Oregon,  in 
1889.  Studied  law 

with  W.  A.  Wilshire,  County  Judge  of  Lake 
County,  Oregon,  in  1889,  and  later  with  Wat- 
son, Beekman  &  Watson,  of  Portland,  Oregon. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in 
1893,  and  practiced  law  in  Portland  to  date. 
Member  of  Company  F,  Oregon  National 
Guard;  Portland  Commercial  Club.  Now  in 
partnership  with  B.  E.  Haney.  Republican. 

HENRY  F.   JOSLIN. 

Resi  d  e  n  c  e,  82 
East  Eighth 
street,  North;  of- 
fice, 208  Couch 
building,  Portland, 
Ore.  Born  March 
17,  1867,  at  Mid- 
dleville,  Michigan. 
Son  of  George  T. 
and  Margaret 
(Parker)  Jos  1  i  n. 
Married  May  31, 
1891,  to  Barbara 
Seiler.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  April, 
1905.  Was  educat- 
ed at  the  Chicago 
Nor  m  a  1  School — 
Chicago  Kent  Col- 
1  e  g  e  of  La  w — 

and  the  Law  Department  of  the  Lake 
Forest  University,  graduating  therefrom 
in  1889,  and  receiving  the  degree  LL.  B. 
in  1891.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in 
1889;  to  the  bar  of  Michigan  in  1897;  to  the 
bar  of  Oregon  in  1906.  Practiced  in  Chicago 
from  1891  to  1901 ;  at  Marquette,  Michigan, 
from  1901  to  1905,  since  when  he  has  prac- 
ticed at  Portland.  Member  of  Knights  of 


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Pythias,  and  Masonic  fraternities  and  the  Ad 
Men's  League   of  Portland.     Republican. 

ABNER  JONES. 

Residence,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  building;  office,  730 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland,  Oregon. 
Born  March  25,  1882,  at  Wilkes-Barre  Penn- 
sylvania. Son  of  Morgan  C.  and  Margaret 
(Harding)  Jones.  Received  .early  education 
at  the  public  school  of  Wilkes-Barre,  graduat- 
ing from  the  high  school  in  1898.  Graduated 
from  the  Wood  School,  New  York  City,  in 
1900.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1904,  and  grad- 
uated from  the  University  of  Oregon  in  1906 
with  LL.  B.  degree,  and  from  University  of 
California,  Special  Lectures,  in  1907.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  at  Portland,  in 
June,  1906.  Republican. 

ALLAN  RENSSELAER  JOY. 

Residence,  1189 
Taggart  street; 
office,  327-9  Wor- 
c  e  s  t  e  r  building. 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Born  June  15, 
1859,  at  Ellsworth, 
Me.  Son  of  Henry 
Augustus  Moore 
and  Judith  Mary 
(Bunker)  Joy. 
Married  May  12, 
1887,  to  Hattie 
May  LaBarre.  Ed- 
ucation recei  v  e  d 
at  the  public 
school  of  Maiden, 
Mass.,  and  at 
Reading  Academy, 
Re  a  d  i  n  g,  Mass. 
Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Massachusetts  in 
1881,  and  immediately  came  West.  Settled 
on  line  of  N.  P.  Ry.,  then  building,  riding 
on  stage  from  end  of  railroad  to  Livingston, 
Montana.  Remained  there  in  active  practice 
until  1895.  Was  Prosecuting  Attorney  for 
seven  years;  member  of  Constitutional  Con- 
vention on  the  admission  of  Montana  as  a 
state;  member  of  Legislature;  Speaker  pro 
tern.;  Commissioner  at  World's  Fair,  Chicago; 
Mayor  of  Livingston.  Spent  five  years  in 
Alaska  (from  1897  to  1902),  being  Deputy 
District  Attorney  there.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
April,  1895,  and  was  associated  with  the  late 
Senator  Mitchell  until  his  death,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Mitchell  &  Joy.  Member  Ma- 
sonic order,  K.  of  P.,  Royal  Arcanum  and 
National  Union  fraternities;  member  Portland 
Commercial  Club.  Republican. 

EDWARD   E.   KELLY. 

Residence,  Queen  avenue;  office,  Palm 
block,  Medford.  Born  May  18,  1867,  at  De 
Witt,  Iowa.  Son  of  Thomas  and  Nancy 
(Flater)  Kelly.  Attended  public  school  and 
high  school  of  De  Witt,  Iowa,  and  graduated 
from  the  Law  Department  of  Lake  Forest 


University,  Chicago,  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in  1896;  to  the 
bar  of  North  Dakota  in  1897;  practiced  in 
North  Dakota  one  year  and  in  1898  enlisted 
in  First  Dakota  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was 
transferred  to  First  Company,  Signal  Corps, 
and,  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  of  same 
in  February,  1899.  In  1900  moved  to  Black- 
foot,  Idaho,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
that  state  in  the  same  year.  Remained  there 
practicing  his  profession  until  he  came  to 
Oregon  in  1907.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  in  the  same  year,  and  formed  a 
partnership  with  H.  Withington,  at  Medford, 
which  exists  to  date.  Member  Masonic,  K. 
of  P.  and  Redmen  fraternities.  Democrat. 

WILLIAM  MARION  KAISER. 

Reside  nee,  597 
Liberty  street;  of- 
fice, P  a  1 1  o  n  '  s 
block,  Salem,  Ore. 
Born  near  Salem, 
Ore.,  February  10, 
1853.  Son*  of 
Pleasant  Ci  c  e  r  o 
and  Sarah  (Wood- 
sid  e  s)  Kaiser. 
Married  to  Angie 
Ryan  November 
27,  1890.  Attended 
public  school  at 
Salem,  Or.,  1870- 
74;  Willamette 
University,  Salem, 
Ore.,  1874;  taught 
in  public  schools 
of  Marion  County, 

Oregon,  until  1882.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  Oregon,  October,  1881.  March  10, 
1882,  formed  law  partnership  with  Tilmon 
Ford  at  Salem,  Oregon,  which  continued  until 
his  death,  March  1,  1908.  Member  of  Elks. 
Democrat. 

JOHN  P.  KAVANAUGH. 
Residence  817 
Irving  street;  of- 
fice, McKay  build- 
ing, Portland,  Ore. 
Born  July  11, 
1871,  at  St.  Louis, 
Marion  County, 
Ore.  Son  of  Dan- 
iel and  Catherine 
(Doyle)  Kava- 
n  a  u  g  h.  Married 
September  23, 
1902,  to  Eleanor 
E.  Dunn.  Attend- 
e  d  the  public 
schools  at  St. 
L  o  u  is  ,  Ore.;  St. 
Sch  olactica  's 
Academy  at  Ger- 
vais,  from  1877  to 

1885;  Mt.  Angel  College,  at  Mt.  Angel,  Ore- 
gon, in  1888-1891,  and  graduated  in  June, 


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1891,  with  degree  of  A.  B.  Entered  the  Law 
Department  of  the  University  of  Oregon  in 
1891,  and  graduated  therefrom  on  June  21, 
1893,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  .Read  law  in  the 
office  of  E.  &  E.  B.  Williams  and  Carey,  of 
Portland,  while  attending  law  school.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem  on  June  7,  1893. 
Was  appointed  Chief  Deputy  City  Attorney 
for  the  City  of  Portland  July  1,  1902,  and 
served  until  July  1,  1907.  Was  elected  City 
Attorney  in  June,  1907,  and  re-elected  in 
June,  1909 — present  term  expiring  July  1, 
1911.  Republican. 

HENRY  M.  KIMBALL. 

Residence,  554  Couch  street;  office  417  Fen- 
ton  building,  Portland.  Born  August  27, 
1879,  at  Orland,  Indiana.  Son  of  Miles  B. 
and  Elizabeth  P.  (Birce)  Kimball.  Educated 
at  the  high  school,  Orland,  Indiana;  prepared 
for  university  work  at  Hillsdale  College, 
Hillsdale,  Michigan;  took  literary  and  law 
courses  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  Ann 
Arbor,  Michigan,  graduating  therefrom  in 
1904  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Michigan  in  June,  1904, 
and  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Indiana  in  the 
same  month.  Practiced  at  Orland,  Indiana, 
from  1904  until  1908.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
1909,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this 
state  in  September  of  that  year.  Republican. 

HENRY  CRISS  KING. 

Residence,  402  Ross  street;  office  235 
Worcester  block,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born  at 
Monroe,  Green  County,  Wisconsin,  August  11, 


ed  the  normal  school  at  San  Jose,  California; 
a  private  school  at  Los  Angeles;  the  Sacra- 
mento Law  School,  at  Sacramento,  California. 
Studied  law  with  Einmons  &  Emmons,  of  Port- 
land, for  five  years,  and  with  Rigby  &  Rigby, 
of  San  Francisco.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon  in  1897,  and  continues  the  practice 
of  his  profession  alone  to  date.  Republican. 

WILLIAM  RUFUS  KING. 

Domicile,  Ontario,  Oregon;  office,  State 
House,  Salem,  Oregon.  Residence  during 
term  of  present  office,  1384  State  street,  Sa- 
lem, Oregon.  Born  October  3,  1864,  near 
Walla  Walla,  in  State  of  Washington.  Son 


1870.  Son  of  Criss  H.  and  Elizabeth 
(Palmer)  King.  Married  December  31,  1903. 
Came  to  Portland,  Oregon,  in  1879,  and  at- 
tended the  public  schools  here.  Also  attend- 


of  David  Rufus  and  Elizabeth  (Estes)  King. 
Married  in  Danville,  Indiana,  December  6, 
1892,  to  Miss  L.  Myrtle  King.  Attended  Ore 
gon  State  Agricultural  College,  1882  to  1885, 
and  the  Law  Department  of  the  Central  Nor- 
mal College,  of  Danville,  Indiana,  1889-1891, 
graduating  therefrom  with  LL.  B.  degree. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Indiana  in  July,  1891, 
and  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  January,  1893. 
Practiced  in  Vale,  Oregon,  from  June,  1892, 
to  March,  1893,  when  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  T.  Calvin  Hyde,  at  Baker  City,  Ore- 
gon, which  continued  until  January,  1894; 
practiced  alone  until  1896,  when  he  formed  u 
partnership  with  F.  M.  Saxton,  in  the  same 
city,  practicing  under  the  firm  name  of  King 
&  Saxton,  until  1900,  when  he  removed  to 
Ontario,  Oregon,  and  practiced  there  alone 
until  October,  1904,  at  which  time  he  formed 
a  law  partnership  with  W.  H.  Brooke,  which 
continued  until  February,  1907.  In  June, 
1892,  he  was  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket 
to  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Ore- 
gon Legislature  from  Malheur  County,  sei'v- 


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ing  two  years.  In  1894  he  was  elected  State 
Senator  from  Baker  County,  serving  four 
years.  In  1898  he  was  candidate  for  Gov- 
ernor, and  defeated  by  T.  T.  Geer.  February 
23,  1907,  he  was  appointed  Commissioner  of 
Supreme  Court,  and  February  12,  1909,  Asso- 
ciate Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court.  Demo- 
crat. Mason,  32d  deg.,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  K.  of  P., 
R.  A.,  W.  O.  W. 

TYSON  KINSELL. 

Reside  nee,  505 
Jeffer  son  street; 
office  613  Henry 
building,  Portland. 
Born  June  28, 
1880,  on  a  farm 
near  Royersf ord, 
Pa.,  a  village 
about  30  miles 
from  Philadelphia. 
Son  of  Daniel  P. 
and  Emeline  (Ty- 
son) Kinsell.  Kd- 
ucated  at  public 
schools  of  Upper 
Providence  Town- 
ship, in  Montgom- 
ery County,  Pa., 
up  to  age  of  15. 
Grad  u  a  t  e  d  from 

the  Royersf  ord,  Pa.,  High  School  in  1898;  at- 
tended Schissler  College  of  Business,  Norris- 
town,  Pa.,  during  Autumn  of  1898  and  Spring 
of  1899,  from  which  institution  he  graduated 
as  stenographer  in  that  year.  In  1901  he  en- 
tered the  Temple  Law  School,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  and  in  1902  removed  to  Washington,  D. 
C.,  where  he  entered  the  Georgtown  (D.  C.) 
Law  School,  graduating  with  LL.  B.  degree  in 
1905.  Appointed  by  Civil  Service  as  stenog- 
rapher in  office  of  Chief  Engineer  of  the  War 
Department,  Washington,  D.  C.,  in  1902. 
Transferred  to  Portland,  Oregon,  United 
States  Engineer's  Office,  in  April,  1905.  Three 
months  later  he  resigned  from  the  service. 
In  1906  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem, 
Oregon.  For  about  one  year  thereafter  was 
connected  with  the  office  of  Frank  Schlegel, 
since  which  time  he  has  engaged  in  general 
practice.  Member  of  the  Republican  Club  of 
Portland.  Republican. 

CHARLES  M.  KISSINGER. 

Residence,  Eugene,  Oregon;  office  Warren 
building,  536  Willamette  street.  Born  in 
Lincoln  County,  Crab  Orchard,  Kentucky,  Sep- 
tember 9,  1859.  Son  of  John  and  Minerva 
(Goldsby)  Kissinger.  Came  to  the  State  of 
Oregon  in  1874.  He  received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  rural  schools  of  Lincoln  County, 
Kentucky,  and  in  the  common  and  high 
schools  of  Lane  County,  Oregon.  He  pursued 
the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  H.  D.  Norton, 
of  Eugene,  Oregon,  and,  being  admitted  to  tho 
bar  of  Oregon  at  Salem,  October,  1900,  he 
opened  an  office  at  Eugene,  Oregon,  where  he 


follows  a  general  practice  of  law  to  date. 
Has  served  as  Deputy  Assessor  for  four  years, 
being  appointed  in  1892;  member  of  the 
Woodmen  of  the  World,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows  and  Maccabee  fraternities.  In 
1896  served  as  chairman  of  the  Democratic 
Central  Committee  for  Lane  County.  Demo- 
crat. 

JOHN  WESLEY  KNOWLES. 

Residence,  901  Main  street;  office,  Court- 
house, La  Grande.  Born  May  18,  1867,  near 
Circleville,  Ohio.  Son  of  Robert  and  Eme- 
line (Rector)  Knowles.  Married  August  14, 
1894,  to  Hannah  F.  Williams.  Graduated 
from  high  school  at  El  Dorado,  Kansas,  in 


1884,  and  attended  Baker  University  (a  Meth- 
odist denominational  college,  at  Baldwin,  Kan 
sas),  in  1884  and  1885.  Admitted  to  the  dis- 
trict Court  of  Kansas  in  1888.  Came  to  Ore 
gon  in  1889,  but  was  not  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  this  state  until  May,  1891.  Admitted 
to  District  and  Circuit  Courts  of  the  United 
States  for  District  of  Oregon,  in  1905.  City 
Attorney  of  La  Grande  for  eight  years;  was 
Deputy  District  Attorney  for  Union  County 
under  John  L.  Rand  in  1908;  elected  Circuit 
Judge  of  Tenth  Judicial  District.  Republi- 
can. 

OTTO  JULIUS  KRAEMER. 

Residence,  243  Cornell  Road;  office  400-406 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Portland,  October  25,  1874.  Son  of 
Julius  and  Ricka  (Oppenheimer)  Kraemer. 
Received  his  education  in  public  schools  of 
Portland,  the  Portland  High  School,  and  later 
attended  the  Law  Department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Oregon.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Ore- 
gon, October  25,  1895.  Was  elected  Justice 


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167 


for  Portland  District,  July,  1898,  holding  that 
office  until  July,  1902,  a  period  of  two  terms. 
Continues  now  in  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Chamberlain, 
Thomas  &  Kraemer.  Republican. 

JOHN    KOSCIUSKO    KOLLOCK. 

Beside  nee,  391 
Mill  street;  office, 
312-314  Corbet  t 
building,  Portland. 
Born  Nov.  3,  1870, 
in  Mil  w  a  u  ke  e, 
Wis.  Son  of  Fred- 
erick N.  anl  Mary 
(Green)  Kollock. 
Married  December 
22,  1896,  to  Frad- 
ericka  M  a  s  s  e  y. 
Graduated  from 
Fort  Wayne  Ool- 
lege,  1887;  from 
Amhe  r  s  t  College, 
with  degree  of  A. 
B.,  1892,  and  from 
the  New  York 
Law  School,  with 

degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1895.  Moved  to  Oregon 
in  August,  1895.  Admitted  to  the  bar,  State 
of  New  York,  July,  1895,  and  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon  in  August  of  the  same  year.  Asso- 
ciated since  December,  1907,  with  M.  A.  Zol- 
linger,  under  firm  name  of  Kollock  &  Zollin- 
ger.  Member  Oregon  Bar  Association,  Uni 
versity  Club,  Wavely  Golf  Club,  Oregon  So- 
ciety, Sons  American  Revolution,  and  Sons  of 
Veterans.  Republican. 

D.  V.  KUYKENDALL. 

Residence  and  office,  Klamath  Falls,  Oregon, 
Born  in  Wilbur,  Oregon,  August  13,  1878.  So  i 
of  William  and  Ada  (Alyssom)  Kuykendall. 
Married  to  Rozelle  Mires,  December  25,  1905. 
Attended  public  schools  at  Eugene,  Oregon. 
Graduated  from  University  of  Oregon  in  1898, 
with  degree  A.  B.  Later  attended  George- 
town Law  School  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Ad- 
mitted to  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  May  28,  1903 
Commenced  the  practice  of  law  at  Euger/e, 
and  in  1904  came  to  Klamath  Falls.  Prosecut 
ing  Attorney,  Second  District,  Klamath  and 
Lake  Counties,  1908.  Masonic  and  K.  of  P. 
fraternities.  Republican. 

CHARLES  HENRI  LABBE. 

Residence  493  Twentieth  street;  office, 
Labbe  building,  227%  Washington  street, 
Portland.  Born  October  25,  1874,  at  Portland, 
Ore.  Son  of  John  and  Engel'.ne  M.  (Mathiot) 
Labbe.  Early  education  received  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Portland.  In  1896  received  A. 
B.  degree  at  the  Stanford  University,  and  in 
1898,  LL.  B.  degree  at  the  New  York  Law 
School.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem, 
June  7,  1898.  Member  of  the  University 
Club  and  the  Chi  Psi  fraternity.  Consular 
Agent  of  France,  1899;  Vice-Consul  of  Bel- 
gium, 1909. 


WILLIAM   J.    LACHNER. 

Residence,  1610  Dewey  street;  office,  Baker 
City.  Born  November  30,  1869,  at  Canyon 
City,  Oregon.  Son  of  J.  M.  and  Walburga 
Lachner.  Married  November  30,  1899,  to  Ida 
N.  Tribolet.  Attended  the  common  schools 
at  Baker  City,  and  studied  law  one  year  in 
the  office  of  Calvin  T.  Hyde.  Entered  the 
Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan at  Ann  Arbor,  in  1894,  and  graduated 
with  LL.  B.  degree  in  1896.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  this  state  at  Pendleton  in  October, 
1896.  Practiced  alone  from  1896  to  1900,  and 
in  partnership  with  John  C.  Leasure  about 
e;ght  months,  since  when  he  has  practiced 
alone.  Member  O.  N.  G.  for  three  years.  Was 
proprietor  of  Baker  City  Herald  in  1894,  and 
was  Postmaster  of  the  same  city  in  1907. 
Republican. 

AMIDON  WALTER  LAFFERTY. 

Residence,  Hotel  Portland;  office,  914-917 
Lewis  building,  Portland.  Born  June  10,  1875, 
at  Audrain  County,  Missouri.  Son  of  Abra- 
ham M.  and  Helen  (Kinney)  Lafferty.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Pike  County, 
Missouri,  and  at  the  Law  School  of  the  Mis- 
souri State  University,  from  which  institution 
he  graduated  in  1896  with  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Missouri  in  June,  1896,  and  prac- 
ticed at  Montgomery  City,  Missouri,  till  Jan- 
uary, 1905,  when  he  came  to  Oregon  as  a 
special  agent  of  the  Interior  Department,  re 
signing  October,  1906.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon,  October,  1906,  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profess:on  in  Portland.  City 
Attorney  of  Montgomery,  Missouri,  from  1896 
to  1898;  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  Montgom- 
ery County  from  1902  to  1905;  Captain  of 
Company  F,  Fourth  Missouri  Infantry,  1901 
to  1905;  member  M.  A.  A.  C.  Republican. 

ROSWELL    B.    LAMSON. 

Residence  349  N. 
Thirty  -  second 
street;  office,  727 
Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, Portl  and. 
Born  September 
27,  1868,  in  Ver- 
mont. Son  of  Ros- 
well  H.  and  Cath- 
e  r  i  n  e  (Bucking- 
ham) L  a  m  s  o  n. 
Married  Sep  t  e  m- 
ber  15,  1897,  to 
Jane  Mon  t  a  g  u  e. 
His  parents  moved 
to  •  Portland  in 
1871,  and  he  re- 
ceived his  early 
education  in  the 
public  and  high 

schools  of  Portland,  and  in  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Oregon,  graduating 
from  same  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1892. 


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Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  1892. 
In  1895  he  was  associated  with  G.  G.  Gam- 
mans,  which  existed  until  1898,  after  which 
he  practiced  alone.  Has  recently  become  as- 
sociated with  Eichard  W.  Montague.  Be- 
publican. 

HORACE   GEEELY  LAKE. 

Eesidence,  Gresham,  Oregon;  office,  219 
Worcester  building,  Portland.  Bom  March 
31,  1870,  in  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  of  John 
and  Susan  J.  (Wigginton)  Lake.  Married 
July  22,  1896,  to  Maud  Pittinger.  Eeceived 
his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Multnomah  County.  Attended  Monmouth 
State  Normal  School,  graduating  in  1892 
with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  D.  Attended  the 
Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Ore- 
gon, graduating  in  June,  1899,  with  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
in  June  of  that  year.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Wallowa  County,  in  partnership 
with  Walter  G.  Hayes,  which  continued  for 
six  months,  and  from  that  time  practiced 
alone.  Came  to  Portland  in  1904,  and  prac- 
ticed his  profession  here.  Served  four  years 
as  U.  S.  Land  Commissioner  for  Oregon,  from 
1904  for  the  District  of  La  Grande,  Oregon. 
Member  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  W.  O.  W.  fraternities. 
Eepublican. 

AETHUR  LANGGUTH. 

Eesidence,  127  E. 
Third  street,  N.; 
office,  605-606  Mc- 
Kay building, 
Portland.  Born  in 
Detroit,  Michigan, 
April  26,  186  9. 
Son  of  Martin  G. 
and  Eve  Josephine 
(Weber)  Lang- 
guth.  Married  to 
M.  Louisa  Guin- 
ans,  November  19, 
1 X90.  Attended 
public  schools  in 
Detroit,  Michigan, 
1875  to  1883.  En- 
tered Detroit  Col- 
lege of  Law  in 
1900,  graduat  ing 

with  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1903.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Lansing,  Michigan,  June  15,  1903. 
Came  to  Oregon  July  30,  1903,  and  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  May  28,  1906. 
Captain  Independent  Military  Company,  1891 
to  1894.  Acting  Municipal  Judge,  Portland, 
Oregon,  December  24,  1909,  to  January  8, 
1910.  Eepublican. 

LOTUS  L.  LANGLEY. 

Eesidence,  1170  Clinton  street;  office,  1001 
Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland.  Born 
September  15,  1875,  at  Scranton,  Iowa.  Son 
of  W.  and  Amanda  J.  (Scott)  Langley 
Married  December  24,  1908,  to  Eva  Grace 


Allen.  Attended  Pacific  University  at  Forest 
Grove,  Oregon.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of 
his  father,  W.  M.  Langley,  at  Forest  Grove, 
Oregon.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1891,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  on  October 
11,  1897.  Located  in  Portland  Februarv 
1901. 

WILLIAM  M.  LANGLEY. 
Eesidence  and  office,  Forest  Grove,  Oregon. 
Born  May  29,  1845,  in  Morgan  County,  Ohio. 
Son  of  John  and  Degenira  (Murray)  Langley. 
Married  December  16,  1873,  to  Amanda  Scott. 
Eead  law  in  office  of  brother,  E.  T.  Langley, 
Shelsburg,  Iowa,  and  Judge  Conklin,  Vinton. 
Iowa.  Attended  Mt.  Vernon  College,  Mt. 
Vernon,  Iowa.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Iowa 
in  June,  1872.  Moved  to  Beaver  City,  Ne- 
braska, and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  that 
state  in  1882.  Eemoved  to  Hoxie,  Kansas, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Kansas  in 
1888.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1891,  locating  at 
Forest  Grove,  and  has  practiced  his  profession 
there  continuously  since.  Is  now  senior  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Langley  &  Son. 

WALTER  PAUL  LaROCHE. 

Besidence,  758  East  Pine  street;  office  612- 
613  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Port- 
land. Born  November  9,  1866,  at  Savannah. 
Georgia.  Son  of  I.  Drayton  and  A.  M.  (Eich- 
ards)  LaEoche.  Married  in  1891  to  Nan  B. 
Dawson.  Educated  at  the  public  schools  of 
Savannah,  Georgia,  and  graduated  from  the 
Chatham  Academy,  Georgia,  in  1882.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Savannah,  Georgia,  in 
December,  1887.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1905. 
Served  two  sessions  in  Georgia  Legislature. 
Member  Commercial  Club,  of  Portland. 

D.  C.  LATOURETTE. 

Besidence  and  office,  Oregon  City.  Born 
Oregon  City,  November  14,  1856.  Married 
in  October,  1882,  to  Ella  Scott.  Educated  at 
public  schools  of  Oregon  and  later  at  Pacific 
University,  Forest  Grove,  Oregon,  from  whic'i 
he  graduated  in  1878.  Was  professor  of 
mathematics  in  McMinnville  College,  Mc- 
Minnville,  Oregon,  from  1878  to  1880.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1882,  and  be- 
gan the  practice  of  law  in  Oregon  City  in 
partnership  with  Charles  D.  Latourette,  under 
the  firm  name  C.  D.  &  D.  C.  Latourette,  from 
1882  to  1910.  President  Commercial  and 
First  National  Banks,  Oregon  City.  Bepub 
lican. 

HOWARD  FENTON  LATOURETTE. 

Besidence,  East  Twelfth  street;  office  527 
Corbett  building,  Portland.  Born  in  Oregon 
City,  Oregon,  September  4,  1883.  Son  of 
Charles  David  and  Sedonia  (Bird)  Latourette. 
Graduated  from  Oregon  City  High  School  in 
1901,  and  from  University  of  Oregon,  Depart- 
ment of  Law,  in  June,  1905.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Oregon,  June  19,  1905.  Senior  member 
of  the  firm  of  Latourette  &  Latourette.  Dem- 
ocrat. 


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JOHN   RABDILPH  LATOURETTE. 

Kesielence  444  Ainsworth  avenue;  office,  527 
Corbett  building,  Portland.  Born  in  Oregon 
City,  Oregon,  January  4,  1886.  Son  of 
Charles  David  and  Sedonia  (Bird)  Latourette. 
Attended  public  schools  in  Oregon  City,  Ore- 
gon, later  the  University  of  Oregon,  in  1907, 
receiving  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  Columiba  Uni- 
versity, Department  of  Law,  in  1907-8.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon,  October,  1908. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Latourette  &  Latour- 
ette since  May  1909.  Member  Multnomah 
Amateur  Athletic  Club,  University  Club.  Re 
publican. 

LYMAN  EZRA  LATOURETTE. 

Kcsidence,  northeast  corner  Ouster  and 
Water  streets;  office  206  McKay  building, 
Portland.  Born  November  6,  1872,  at  Oregon 
City,  Oregon.  Son  of  Lyman  Daniel  C.  and 
Ann  Eliza  (Fisher)  Latourette.  Attended 
public  schools,  then  academic  and  college  de- 
partments at  McMinnville  College,  McMinn- 
ville,  Ore.,  graduating  in  June,  1894,  with  de- 
gree of  A.  B.  Attended  University  of  Chi- 
cago, 1895-1896,  and  Columbia  University, 
New  York  City,  1896-99,  receiving  from  that 
institution  degrees  of  A.  M.  and  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Oregon  bar  in  October,  1899; 
Admitted  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  for  Oregon,  October,  1901,  and 
to  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  for  Wash- 
ington, April,  1902.  Trustee  and  Secretary 
McMinnville  College.  Member  of  University 
Club,  Portland.  Republican. 

MORTIMER  DILLON  LATOURETTE. 

Residence,  1308  Main  street;  office  Oregon 
City.  Born  November  27,  1881,  at  Oregon 
City.  Son  of  Charles  D.  and  Sedonie  B. 
(Shaw)  Latourette.  Married  July  29,  1908, 
to  Edna  M.  Daulton.  Early  education  re- 
ceived at  the  public  schools  of  Oregon  City; 
one  year  at  Portland  Academy;  two  years  at 
the  University  of  Oregon.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem  in  1904.  Treasurer  of  the  City 
of  Oregon  City  for  four  and  one-half  years. 
Democrat. 

COE  I.  LEAVENGOOD. 

Residence  and  office,  Myrtle  Creek,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Coshocton,  Ohio,  May  14,  1864.  Son 
of  Daniel  J.  and  Mary  E  (Lower)  Leaven- 
good.  Married  Bessie  B.  Miller,  September  3, 
1903.  Attended  public  schools  of  Coshocton, 
Ohio;  graduated  from  Normal  College,  Mans- 
field, Ohio,  with  degree  of  M.  S.;  Kansas 
City  School  of  Law,  1898-99.  Admitted  to 
bar  at  Harrisonville,  Missouri,  September  1, 
1900,  practicing  there  for  a  short  time.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  April,  1901;  practiced  law  in 
Roseburg,  1902  to  1908;  in  Myrtle  Creek,  1908 
to  date.  Served  in  Company  D,  First  Separate 
Battalion,  O.  N.  G.  President  Umpqua  Valley 
Fruit  Association.  Member  Masonic  and  K. 
of  P.  fraternities.  Republican. 


ALFRED  L.  LEAVITT. 

Residence  and  office,  Klamath  Falls.  Born 
October  17,  1859,  at  Sonora,  Tuolumne  County, 
California.  Son  of  Hiram  L.  and  Eliza  N. 
(Reed)  Leavitt.  Married  July  24,  1889,  to 


Florence  M.  Read.  Educated  at  the  public 
schools  of  Mono  County,  California,  and  at  the 
University  of  California,  Berkeley,  California. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1884.  Took  course  of  law 
through  the  Sprague  Correspondence  Schools. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon,  at  Salem,  in 
October,  1898,  and  commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  at  Klamath  Falls.  Practiced 
alone  until  1900,  when  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  Fred  H.  Mills,  under  the  firm  name 
Leavitt  &  Mills,  which  continued  until 
3905,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Was  Clerk  of  Klamath  County,  1888-1896, 
and  Deputy  District  Attorney  of  the  same 
county  for  two  years.  Elected  Police  Judge 
of  Klamath  in  1905  and  fills  that  office  at  the 
present  time.  Member  Masonic,  and  A.  0.  U. 
W.  fraternities.  Republican. 

JOHN  A.  LEE. 

Residence,  195  North  Twenty-second  street; 
office,  Columbia  Trust  Co.,  Board  of  Trade 
building,  Portland.  Born  October  14,  1871, 
near  North  Yamhill,  Yamhill  County,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Alfred  and  Nancy  J.  (Laughlin)  Lee. 
Prepared  for  college  at  public  schools  and  at 
Tualatin  Academy,  Forest  Grove,  Oregon. 
Graduated  from  Pacific  University,  at  Forest 
Grove,  Oregon,  in  1891,  with  degree  of  A.  B. 
Went  to  New  Whatcom  (now  Bellingham). 
Washington,  the  same  year,  and  was  engaged 
in  teaching  there  until  1903.  Read  law  there 
for  a  year  (1902-1903)  in  office  of  Dorr,  Had 
ley  &  Hadley.  Spent  next  two  years  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.,  receiving  degree  of  LL.  B.  at 


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Columbian  (now  George  Washington)  Univer- 
sity, in  1905.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  District 
of  Columbia  in  1904,  and  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
January  3,  1907.  Practiced  law  with  Gam- 
mans  &  Malarkey,  of  Portland,  from  October, 


Sarah  A.  (Briggs)  Leet.  Education  received 
at  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Ovid,  Michi- 
gan, and  at  Spring  Arbor  Academy,  Jackson 
County,  from  1885  to  1887.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Michigan  in  1888;  to  the  bar  of  Min 


1905,  to  May,  1907.  Formed  law  partnership 
in  1907  with  O.  L.  Ferris,  under  the  firm  name 
oi  Lee  &  Ferris,  which  partnership  exists  to 
date.  In  1907  helped  organize  the  Columb  a 
Trust  Company,  becoming  vice-president  and 
attorney  for  same.  Clerk  in  Clerk's  Docu- 
ment Eoom,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1903  to  1905. 
Principal  of  New  Whatcom  High  School,  1896 
to  1903.  Member  of  Mazamas  and  at  present 
president  of  that  organization.  Member  K. 
of  P.  and  Commercial  Club,  of  Portland.  Ee- 
publican. 

RUFUS  ALBERTUS  LEITER. 

Residence,  385  Aspen  street;  office,  609  Fen- 
ton  building,  Portland.  Born  October  3,  1875, 
at  Wapakoneta,  Ohio.  Son  of  John  Marti -i 
and  Margaret  (Katz)  Leiter.  Married  April 
17,  1905,  to  Christabel  R.  Sobey.  Receive  1 
his  early  education  at  the  public  schools  at 
Wapakoneta,  Ohio,  up  to  1890,  when  he  re 
moved  to  Portland,  Oregon,  and  attended  the 
public  schools  of  this  city  until  1895.  He 
then  entered  the  Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  Univer 
sity,  at  Palo  Alto,  Cal.,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1899,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  October  3,  1899, 
Assistant  attorney  Southern  Pacific  Company 
Lines  in  Oregon.  Member  of  the  University 
Club,  of  Portland.  Republican. 

WILLIAM  A.  LEET. 

Residence,  739  Overton  street;  office,  Lum- 
bermens  building,  Portland.  Born  March  27. 
1863,  at  Ovid,  Michigan.  Son  of  William  and 


nesota  in  1890,  and  to  the  bar  of  Nebraska  in 
1886.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1908,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  November, 
]909.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
State  of  Michigan  in  1897.  Practiced  law  in 
Orleans,  Nebraska,  in  1886  and  1887,  then 
moved  back  to  Itha,  Michigan,  and  pract'ced 
there  until  1906;  went  to  Lansing,  Michigan, 
and  practiced  there  unt:l  his  removal  to  Ore- 
gon. Republican. 

JOHN  A.  LEMERY. 

Residence,  561  C  street,  Ashland,  Oregon; 
office,  171  East  Main  street.  Born  at  Shel- 
burn,  Canada,  March  12,  1860.  Son  of  David 
J.  and  Emily  A.  Lemery.  July  17,  1907,  mar- 
ried Miss  Olive  Libby.  Attended  the  common 
school  at  Hariston,  Canada,  until  nine  years 
of  age,  when  he  moved  with  his  parents  to 
Inkster,  North  Dakota;  he  continued  his  edu- 
ucation  in  the  public  school  there  for  five 
years.  Later  he  entered  Hamlin  University, 
at  Hamlin,  Minnesota,  for  three  years.  At- 
tended Red  River  Valley  University  one  year. 
Attended  Northwestern  University  two  years 
at  Evanston,  Illinois;  was  educated  for  the 
ministry,  wlr'ch  vocation  he  followed  about 
ten  years,  holding  a  number  of  important  ap- 
pointments in  the  M.  E.  Church.  In  1901  did 
chaplain  work  in  the  U.  S.  Army  as  an  extra 
in  connection  with  his  pastoral  work.  Taking 
up  the  study  of  law,  he  entered  the  University 
of  North  Dakota,  graduating  in  1906  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Practiced  law  in  Grand 
Forks,  North  Dakota,  until  1907,  when  he 


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came  to  Oregon,  opening  an  office  at  Ashland, 
being  admitted  to  the  bar  that  same  year, 
where  he  now  practices  his  profession  at  the 
present  time.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
North  Dakota  in  1906.  Member  of  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  K.  of  P.  and  Woodman  fraternities, 
and  Commercial  Club  of  Ashland.  Republi- 
can. 

CHARLES  E.  LENON. 

Beside  nee,  545 
East  Thirty-fourth 
street;  office,  313.\ 
Washington  street, 
Po  r  1 1  a  n  d.  Born 
August  21,  1878, 
at  Logansport,  In- 
diana. Son  of  Al- 
vin  and  Catherine 
(Spangler)  Lenon. 
Edu  cation  was 
very  meager.  Did 
not  attend  school 
after  attaining  15 
years  of  age. 
Studied  law  at 
home  at  night 
while  working  as 
a  cigarmaker  dur- 
ing the  day.  Re- 
ceived no  instruction  in  law.  Was  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  1900,  and  commenced 
practice  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  1902.  In  1906 
removed  to  Portland,  where  he  entered  part- 
nership with  John  A.  Jeffrey,  and  formed  the 
firm  of  Jeffrey  &  Lenon,  which  continues  to 
date.  Member  Executive  Committee  of  Mu- 
nicipal Association.  President  of  Modern 
Brotherhood,  Maccabees,  and  of  Fraternal 
Brotherhood  fraternities.  Republican. 

GEORGE   PERLEY  LENT. 

Residen  c  e  1172 
Cleveland  avenue; 
office,  417  Corbett 
building,  Portland. 
Bom  November  1, 
1852,  at  Cleone7 
Multnomah  Coun- 
ty, Oregon.  Son 
of  Oliver  Perry 
and  Martha  Al- 
m  i  r  a  (Buckley) 
Lent.  Married  Oc- 
tober 19,  1881,  to 
Mary  M.  Johnson. 
Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of 
Multnomah  Coun- 
ty; at  the  Corval- 
lis  Agricul  t  u  r  a  1 
College,  graduat- 
ing in  1876  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  at 
the  University  of  Oregon  Law  School,  grad- 
uating in  1896  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  June  8,  1896,  at  Salem, 
since  which  time  he  has  practiced  alone  in  this 
city.  Was  School  Clerk  two  terms  and  Road 


Supervisor  two  years.  Opened  up  system  of 
boulevard  drives  around  the  Heights.  Charter 
member  Evening  Star  Grange,  United  Arti- 
sans, Royal  Arch  Mason,  Portland  Commer- 
cial Club,  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Republican. 

BARGE  EDWARD  LEONARD. 

Residence,  446  Tenth  street;  office  511  Fen- 
ton  building,  Portland.  Born  November  17, 
1886,  in  Rochelle,  Illinois.  Son  of  Edward 
and  Eliza  (Young)  Leonard.  Graduated  from 
the  Rochelle  High  School  June,  1904,  and 
later  attended  Northwestern  University.  En- 
tered the  University  of  Michigan  in  Septem- 
ber, 1906,  and  graduated  from  the  law  depart- 
ment, June,  1909,  obtaining  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Michigan  at  Lansing  on  the  25th  day  of  June, 
1909,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Oregon  at  Salem  on  the  26th  day  of  Au- 
gust, 1909.  Moved  to  Oregon  in  July,  1909, 
and  has  since  been  associated  with  the  firm 
of  Manning  &  White.  Member  of  the  Uni- 
versity Club.  Republican. 

WILLIAM  STEPHENS  LEVENS. 

Residence,  1783  Valley  avenue;  office. 
County  Courthouse,  Baker  City.  Born  Janu- 
ary 28,  1873,  at  Baker  City,  Oregon.  Sou  of 
Basil  Wells  and  Sarah  Ann  (DeGuire)  Levens. 


Married  June  18,  1896,  to  Estelle  Randall 
Parker.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Baker  City  and  at  the  Hopkins  Academy,  Oak- 
land, Cal.,  graduating  from  the  same  in  1893. 
Entered  Yale  College,  Law  Department,  in 
1893,  and  graduated  in  1895,  with  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Laws.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Oregon  July  20,  1895,  and  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  California  in  January,  1896. 
Admitted  to  the  Circuit  and  District  Courts 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


of  Oregon  in  1903.  In  1900  formed  partner- 
ship with  W.  G.  Drowley,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Drowley  &  Levens,  which  continues  to  date. 
Elected  Police  Judge  of  Baker  City  thres 
times;  resigned  to  qualify  as  District  At- 
torney. Elected  District  Attorney  for  Eighth 
Judicial  District  in  June,  1908.  Member  Ma- 
sonic, B.  P.  O.  E.,  K.  of  P.  and  W.  O.  W. 
fraternities.  Democrat. 

ANDREW   T.   LEWIS. 

Kesidence  720  East  Salmon  street;  office, 
612  Couch  building,  Portland.  Born  Novem- 
ber 10,  1848  in  Franklin,  Johnson  County,  In- 
diana. Son  of  Andrew  and  Elizabeth  (Clark) 
Lewis.  Married  November  24,  1886,  to  Mar- 
garet Dauphin.  Attended  the  State  Normal 
University  at  Normal,  Illinois,  and  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1871.  Later  attended  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  Law  Department,  gradu- 
ating with  degree  LL.  B.  in  1875.  Moved  to 
Oregon  in  1888,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem,  October  1,  1888.  City  Attorney  Ur- 
bana,  111.,  1875  to  1878;  appointed  Clerk  of 
the  United  States  District  Court  of  the  Dis- 
trict of  Alaska,  and  "Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of  the  Territory,  1884  to  1887. 

LAWRENCE  ANDREW  LILJEQVIST. 

Residence,  Coquille,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  February  24,  1880,  at  Kelley,  Marathon 
County,  Wisconsin.  Son  of  John  and  Alice 
(Johnson)  Liljeqvist.  Attended  country 


schools  at  Kelley,  Wisconsin,  until  fifteen 
years  of  age,  when  he  moved  to  Wausau, 
Wisconsin,  and  entered  the  high  school 
there,  graduating  in  1899.  In  September  of 
that  year  entered  the  State  University  of 
Wisconsin,  at  Madison,  and  graduated  in 
1903  with  degree  of  B.  L.;  then  took  course 
at  Chicago  Musical  College  in  1904;  returned 


to  the  State  University  in  the  fall  of  that 
year  and  completed  the  law  course  in  1906. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  the  summer  of  that  year 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem.  Went 
to  Marshfield  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year 
and  opened  up  a  law  office.  In  February, 
1907,  entered  into  partnership  with  J.  M. 
Blake,  under  the  firm  name  Blake  &  Lilje- 
qvist, and  later  in  the  same  year  Francis  H. 
Clark  became  a  member  of  the  firm.  In  the 
spring  of  1907  was  appointed  United  States 
Commissioner  with  office  at  Marshfield.  In 
the  spring  of  1908  was  appointed  Deputy 
Prosecuting  Attorney  for  Coos  County,  which 
office  he  still  holds.  In  February,  1909,  left 
Marshfield  and  went  to  Coquille,  where  he  is 
at  present  associated  with  A.  J.  Sherwood 
of  that  place.  Member  B.  P.  O.  E.  frater- 
nity. Eepublican. 

JOHN  T.  LIGHTER. 

Eesidence,  Eleventh  and  Yamhill  streets, 
Portland;  office,  Failing  building,  Portland. 
Born  September  25,  1859,  at  Washington, 
D.  C.  Son  of  John  T.  and  Mary  A.  (Town- 
send)  Lighter.  Educated  at  Columbian  Uni- 
versity, Washington,  D.  C.,  receiving  LL.  B. 
degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Washington, 
D.  C.,  in  1881.  Removed  to  Missouri  in  1881 
and  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Hannibal,  continuing  until  1893,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Astoria,  Oregon,  practicing  until 
1895,  then  removing  to  Portland  where  he  has 
since  practiced.  Republican. 

STEWART   B.   LINTHICUM. 


Residence,  616  Flanders  street;  office,  424 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Williams,  Wood  & 
Linthicum. 


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EDWIN  LITTLEFIELD. 

Eesidence,  415  North  Thirty-first  street; 
office,  520-21  Corbett  building,  Portland. 
Born  February  14,  1873,  in  Yamhill  County, 
Oregon.  Son  of  Horace  E.  and  Anna  (Ker- 
win)  Littlefield.  Married  July  20,  1896,  to 
Althea  E.  Forrest.  Educated  at  the  public 
schools  of  Oregon,  the  high  school,  and  later 
Lafayette  Seminary  at  Lafayette,  Oregon, 
graduating  from  same  in  1891.  Was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  June  1,  1900,  and  started 
practicing  law  in  connection  with  his  duties 
as  School  Superintendent.  In  1904  moved  to 
Moro,  Oregon,  and  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  law  there.  In  May,  1907,  was  appointed 
Circuit  Judge  of  the  Eleventh  Judicial  Dis- 
trict, and  was  elected  in  June,  1908,  to  fill 
said  position.  Pleld  this  position  until  March 
15,  1909,  when  he  came  to  Portland  and  en- 
gaged in  the  general  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion to  date.  Eepublican. 

WILLIAM  ROY  LITZENBERG. 

Residence,  920 
Hancock  street; 
office,  508  Wells- 
Fargo  Bldg.,  Port- 
land. Born  July 
23,  1875,  at  Rus- 
sell, Lucas  County, 
Iowa.  Son  of  Ben- 
jamin F.  W.  and 
Mary  A.  (Allucia) 
Litzenberg.  Mar- 
ried Ella  Joseph- 
ine Farrar  July  7, 
1903.  Early  edu- 
cation received  at 
the  public  and 
high  schools  of 
Russell,  Iowa.  At- 
tended Capital 
City  Commercial 
College,  Des  Moines,  Iowa;  Chicago  College 
of  Law  (Lake  Forest  University),  Chicago, 
Illinois,  graduating  in  1901  with  LL.  B.  de- 
gree. Made  special  study  of  law  of  Patents, 
Trade  Marks  and  Copyrights,  with  the  firms 
of  Packer  &  Carter,  and  Offield,  Towle  & 
Linthicum,  both  of  Chicago.  Admitted  to 
practice  in  the  State  of  Illinois  in  October, 
1901.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1905  and  was  ad 
mitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  May,  1906., 
and  to  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District 
Courts,  District  of  Oregon,  March,  1910. 
Member  Multnomah  Bar  Association;  active 
member  First  Baptist  Church  of  Portland; 
Assistant  Attorney  in  office  of  Hon.  W.  W. 
Cotton;  General  Attorney  The  Oregon  Rail- 
road &  Navigation  Company  1906  to  1910, 
when  he  resigned  to  engage  in  the  general 
practice  of  law,  making  a  specialty  of  patent 
and  corporation  law.  Eepublican. 

CHARLES  E.  LOCKWOOD. 

Office,    315    Columbia    building,    Portland. 
Born    June    14,    1867,    at    Pittsfield,   Pennsyl- 


vania. Son  of  Olvin  Alonzo  and  Barbara 
(Dalrymple)  Lockwood.  Attended  public 
schools  at  Northfield,  Minnesota;  at  Colusa, 
Cal.;  fit  Boseburg  and  Eugene,  Or.  Spent  four 
years  at  the  State  University  of  Oregon  and 
two  years  at  the  Law  Department  of  the 
same  University,  in  Portland,  graduating 
therefrom  in  June,  1890,  with  degree  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  upon  examina- 
tion at  Salem,  October,  1889.  Appointed  As- 
sistant United  States  Attorney  for  Oregon  in 
1890  and  served  until  March  4,  1893,  since 
which  time  engaged  in  private  practice  at 
Portland.  Organizer  of  Oregon  State  Bar  As- 
sociation in  1891.  Secretary  of  The  Republi- 
can Club  of  Portland.  Republican. 

FRANK  J.   LONERGAN. 

R  e  s  i  d  ence,  67 
North  Twenty- 
first  street;  office, 
812  Electric  build- 
ing, Portland. 
Born  in  1882  at 
Polo,  Ogle  County, 
Illinois.  Son  of 
J.  S.  and  Mary 
(Lynch)  Loner- 
gan.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1904.  Grad- 
uated from  the 
high  school  at 
Polo.,  Illinois,  in 
1899;  graduated 
from  Notre  Dame 
University,  Notre 
Dame,  Indiana,  in 
1904,  with  degree 

of  LL.  B.  Professor  of  History  and  Econom- 
ics at  Columbia  University,  Portland,  from 
1904  to  1908.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem 
in  1908.  Since  August,  1908,  has  been  asso- 
ciated with  Franklin  T.  Griffith.  Member 
Knights  of  Columbus  and  M.  A.  A.  C. 

JOEL  M.  LONG. 

Residence,  Shat- 
tttck,  Oregon;  of- 
fice, 520  Henry 
building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Lafayette 
County,  Wiscon- 
sin, November  22, 
1857.  Son  of  Wil- 
liam and  Martha 
(M  i  n  a  r)  Long. 
Married  July  19, 
1879,  to  Electa  A 
Thomas.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1890. 
Received  early  ed- 
ucation in  the  dis- 
trict schools  of 
W  i  s  c  o  n  s  in.  At- 
tended gram  mar 
schools  in  Warren, 
Illinois,  and  Nora  Springs,  Iowa. 


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Iowa  State  University,  Iowa  City,  1877,  1878. 
Admitted  to  bar  in  Charles  City,  Iowa,  Octo 
her,  1879;  United  States  Territorial  Court. 
South  Dakota,  in  1881;  Supreme  Court  Ter- 
ritory Dakota,  1887;  Supreme  Court  Oregon, 
October,  1892;  United  States  Court  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  of  Oregon,  December,  1893;  Su- 
preme Court  United  States,  May  13,  1901. 
Practiced  law  in  Iowa,  1880;  in  Dakota  from 
1881  to  1889;  in  Oregon  from  1892  to  the 
present  time.  From  1882  to  1884  was  County 
Judge  of  Brule  County,  South  Dakota.  From 
1885  to  1888  was  City  Attorney  of  Chamber 
lin,  South  Dakota.  From  1888  to  1890  was 
Mayor  of  that  city.  Member  of  the  Lower 
House  of  the  Oregon  Legislature  in  the  Ses- 
sion of  1895.  Was  City  Attorney  for  Port- 
land, Oregon,  from  July,  1898,  to  July,  1902. 
Member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  order  of 
Elks  and  Woodmen  of  the  World.  Republi- 
can. 

PAUL  M.  LONG. 

Residence,  3H1  \^> 
Mill  street;  office, 
506  Worcester 
building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Franklin, 
Penn.,  September 
17,  1883.  Son  of 
James  M.  and 
Jennie  S.  (Ladd) 
Long.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1885. 
Atte  n  d  e  d  public 
schools  at  Salem, 
Ore.;  Brownsville 
High  School;  Ore- 
gon Law  School, 
graduating  with 
degree  of  LL.  B. 
in  1905.  Admitted 
to  bar  at  Salem, 

Oregon,  June,  190o.  Deputy  Clerk  of  Justice 
Court,  Portland,  District  of  Multnomah 
County.  Republican. 

JOHN  W.  LODEB. 

Residence,  corner  Ninth  and  Center  streets; 
office,  Stevens  building,  Oregon  City.  Born 
June  19,  1871,  at  Paynesville,  Pike  County. 
Missouri.  Son  of  Conrad  and  Annie  M.  (Hal- 
ley)  Loder.  Married  September  10,  1902,  to 
Grace  E.  Riley.  Came  to  Oregon  with  his 
parents  at  the  age  of  five  years,  and  re- 
ceived his  early  education  at  the  common 
schools  of  Oregon,  at  McMinnville  College, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1894  with  B.  S. 
degree;  at  Columbian  University  (now  George 
Washington  University),  Washington,  D.  C., 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1896.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  October,  1896,  after 
which  he  worked  for  four  years  for  Clacka- 
mas  Abstract  Company.  Member  Masonic 
and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternities  and  of  Oregon 
City  Commercial  Club.  Democrat'. 


STEPHEN  A.  LOWELL. 

Residence,  Pendleton,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  January  1,  1859,  at  West  Minot,  Maine. 
Son  of  William  and  Hannah  Shaw  (Atwood) 
Lowell.  Married  June  4,  1884,  to  Ella  Pur- 
ington.  Educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
Maine,  at  Hebron  Academy,  Oxford  County, 
Maine;  at  Bates  College,  Lewiston,  Maine, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1882  with  degree 
of  A.  B.,  and  later  received  A.  M.  degree  from 
the  same  college.  Admitted  to  practice  in  all 
the  courts  of  Maine  in  1885.  Came  to  Ore 
gon  in  1891  and  was  admitted  to  practice 
the  following  year.  Member  of  State  Board 
of  Normal  School  Trustees  of  Maine,  from 
1889  to  1891;  Clerk  of  Supreme  Court  of 
Oregon,  Eastern  District,  1893  to  1895;  Cir 
cuit  Judge  of  Sixth  Judicial  District  of  Ore- 
gon, 1895  to  1900.  Republican. 

EDWARD   ALEXIUS   LUNDBURG. 

Office,  527  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce, 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Born  September  4, 
1875,  at  Chicago, 
Illinois.  Son  of 
Peter  and  P  e  r- 
n  e  1 1  a  (Randau) 
Lundburg.  Mar- 
ried Februarv  28, 
1910,  to  Floy*  Fox, 
of  Oak  Park,  Illi- 
nois. Graduated 
from  the  Wayne, 
Nebraska,  High 
School  in  1895;  at- 
tended the  Uni- 
versity of  Nebras- 
ka, g  r  a  d  u  a  ting 
from  the  Law  De- 
partment of  that  institution  in  1903  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  practice  in  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Nebraska  in  June,  1903; 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois  in  1905. 
Located  in  Chicago  and  represented  certain 
packing  companies  as  Attorney  until  his  re- 
moval to  Oregon  in  1909.  Since  his  admis- 
sion  to  the  bar  of  this  state  has  practiced 
his  profession  in  partnership  with  Lawrence 
A.  McNary  under  the  firm  name  McNary  & 
Lundburg.  Elected  County  Superintendent 
of  Schools,  Wayne  County,  Nebraska,  in  1899 
and  served  two  years.  Appointed  member  of 
Nebraska-South  Dakota  Boundary  Commis- 
sion by  Governor  John  H.  Mickey,  to  re-es 
tablish  the  Missouri  River  boundary  line 
between  the  states,  in  1903.  Member  Phi 
Delta  Phi  Greek  letter  fraternity.  Republi 
can. 

HALL  STONER  LUSK. 

Residence,  324  Thirteenth  street;  office,  530 
Lumbermens  building,  Portland.  Born  Sep- 
tember 21,  1883,  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Son 
of  Charles  Rufus  and  Florence  (Speake) 
Lusk.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 


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Washington  D.  C.,  from  1889  to  1897;  at 
Georgetown  Preparatory  School  1897  to  1900; 
Georgetown  College,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1900 
to  1904,  graduating  with  A.  B.  degree;  Law 
Department  of  same  school  1904  to  1907,  when 
he  received  LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  the  District  of  Columbia  January  8, 
1908.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1909  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  this  state  January  11, 
1910.  Was  Secretary  to  Chief  Justice  Shep- 
ard  of  the  Court  of  Appeals  of  the  District 
of  Columbia  from  April,  1906,  to  July,  1909. 
Member  Delta  Chi  fraternity. 

EDWARD  s.  j.  MCALLISTER. 

Eesidence,  292 
Twelfth  street;  of 
fice,  411  Fenton 
building,  Portland 
Born  May  25th, 
1869,  at  Laurel 
Delaware.  Son  of 
William  N.  and 
Sarah  Frances 
(Lowe)  McAllis- 
ter. Married  in 
1898  to  Margare: 
W.  Wiley.  Early 
education  received 
at  the  public 
schools  of  Dela 
ware.  From  1884 
to  1888,  attended 
the  Wi  1  m  i  ngton 
Academy  at  Do- 
ver, Delaware.  From  1889  to  1891,  attended 
Dickinson  College  at  Carlisle,  Pennsylvania. 
From  1893  to  1895,  Syracuse  University, 
Syracuse,  New  York,  graduating  with  degrees 
of  A.  B.  and  A.  M.  From  1895  to  1897  at- 
tended Boston  University,  and  from  1901  to 
1903,  the  University  of  Virginia,  receiving 
degree  of  LL.  D.  Adlnitted  to  the  bar  at 
Wythville,  Virginia,  in  June,  1903.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  October,  1904,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  here.  Entered  the  office  of  Judge 
Fenton  in  1905.  In  June,  1906,  formed  part- 
nership with  Kobert  J.  Upton  under  the  firm 
name  of  McAllister  &  Upton,  which  continue; 
to  date.  Member  Union  Philosophical  So- 
ciety and  var'ous  other  literary  and  civic 
associations.  Democrat. 

JAMES  MCCAIN. 

Eesidence,  McMinnville,  Oregon;  office, 
First  National  Bank  building.  Born  March 
30,  1844,  at  Delphi,  Indiana.  Son  of 
James  and  Sarah  (Earnest)  McCain.  Mar- 
ried October  8,  1886,  to  Electa  C.  Sull'van. 
Came  to  Oregon  when  seven  years  old  and  re 
ceived  his  education  at  the  common  and 
public  schools  of  this  state;  at  McMinnville 
College,  McMinnville;  at  Willamette  Univer- 
sity, Salem,  and  at  La  Creole  Academy, 
Dallas,  Oregon.  Eead  law  with  P.  C.  Sulli- 
van at  Dallas,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 


in  September,  1868.  Served  as  District  At- 
torney of  Third  Judicial  District  of  State  of 
Oregon  from  July,  1892,  to  July,  1896. 
Served  as  Postmaster  of  McMinnville  from 


1898  to  1902.  Member  Eepublican  Club  of 
Portland,  Kono  Club,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  K.  of 
P.  fraternities.  Has  engaged  actively  since 
September,  1868,  excepting  time  spent  as  Post- 
master. Eepublican. 

CLIFTON  N.  McARTHUR. 

Eesidence,  739 
Glisan  street,  Port- 
land; office,  State 
House,  Salem,  Ore. 
Bom  at  The  Dalles, 
Ore.,  June  10th, 
1879.  Son  of  Lewis 
L.  and  Harriet 
(Nesmith)  Me  Ar- 
thur. Educated  a" 
the  Bishop  Scott 
A  c  a  d  e  my,  Port- 
land, and  the  Uni- 
versity -of  Oregon 
at  Eugene,  from 
which  institution 
he  graduated  in 
1901  with  A.  B, 
degree.  In  1906  he 
was  admitted  to 

the  bar  of  Oregon,  at  Salem,  and  commenced 
the  practice  of  law  in  Portland.  For  a  time 
he  was  associated  with  Snow  &  McCamant, 
in  the  Concord  building,  and  later  practiced 
independently  in  the  Board  of  Trade  build- 
ing. In  the  fall  campaign  of  1908  he  was 
Secretary  of  the  Eepublican  State  Central 
Committee.  In  1909,  he  was  a  member  and 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Eepresentatives  of 


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the  State  of  Oregon.  On  March  1,  1909,  he 
was  appointed  Secretary  to  Governor  F.  W. 
Benson,  which  position  he  holds  at  present. 
Member  of  the  University  Club  and  M.  A. 
A.  C.,  of  Portland,  and  Illihee  Club,  of 
Salem,  Oregon.  Eepublican. 

THOMAS  A.  McBRIDE. 

Residence,  Oregon  City,  Oregon;  office,  Sa- 
lem, Oregon.  Born  November  15,  1847,  in 
Yamhill  County,  Oregon.  Son  of  James  and 
Mahala  (Miller)  McBride.  Married  February 
7,  1874,  to  Mary  E.  Merrill.  Educated  at  the 
common  schools  of  Oregon  and  at  McMinn- 
ville  College.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem 


in  October,  1870,  and  began  the  practice  of 
his  profession  at  Lafayette,  Oregon,  in  the 
same  year.  Removed  to  St.  Helens  in  1872 
and  practiced  there  until  1877,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Salt  Lake  City  and  practiced  there 
until  1880;  then  returned  to  Oregon  and  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  law  at  Oregon  City, 
in  partnership  with  the  late  E.  L.  Eastham, 
continuing  the  partnership  until  his  election 
as  Circuit  Judge  in  1892.  Member  of  House 
of  Oregon  Legislature,  1876,  District  Attor- 
ney, Fifth  Judicial  District,  1882  to  1892, 
Judge  Fifth  Judicial  District,  1892,  to  May  1, 
1909,  on  which  date  he  was  appointed  Asso- 
ciate Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court.  Member 
Illihee  Club.  Republican. 

LOYAL  H.  MCCARTHY. 

Office,  603-7  Fenton  building,  Portland. 
Born  July  4,  1877,  at  Eagle,  Wisconsin.  Son 
of  William  and  Lydia  (Holcomb)  McCarthy. 
Attended  common  schools  of  Waukesha  and 
Dane  Counties,  Wisconsin;  the  High  school  at 
Edgerton,  Wisconsin;  graduated  from  Albion 
Academy  and  Normal  Institute  at  Albion, 


Wisconsin,  Philosophical  Course,  in  1897; 
Northwestern  Business  College,  Madison,  Wis- 
consin, and  the  University  of  Wisconsin, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1901  with  LL.  B. 
degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Wisconsin 
in  1901  and  practiced  at  Milwaukee,  Wiscon- 
sin, until  1906.  Practiced  at  Reno,  Nevada, 
in  1906-7.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1908  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  that  year. 
Has  since  practiced  his  profession  here,  in 
association  with  the  firm  of  Bronaugh  & 
Bronaugh. 

WALLACE    McCAMANT. 

Residence,  235 
King  street;  office. 
500  Concord  Bldg., 
Portland.  Born 
Sept.  22,  1867,  at 
Hollidaysburg,  Pa. 
Son  of  Thomas 
and  Delia  (Rol- 
lins) McCamant. 
Married  April  25, 
1893,  to  Katherine 
S.Davis.  Receive! 
his  early  educa- 
tion at  the  public 
schools  of  Harris- 
burg,  Pa.  Gradu- 
ated from  th  3 
Harrisburg  High 
School  in  1884  and 
spent  one  year  at 

the  Harrisburg  Academy  at  the  same  place. 
Entered  Lafayette  College  in  1885  and  gradu 
ated  in  1888  with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Read 
law  at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  with  Brown  &  Hensel. 
Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Pennsylvan:a  at 
Lancaster  in  1890,  and  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
the  same  year,  having  moved  to  the  State  of 
Oregon  during  that  year.  Employed  as  clerk 
in  the  office  of  Gilbert  &  Snow  from  No- 
vember, 1890,  to  April,  1892,  when  Mr.  Gil- 
bert became  United  States  Circuit  Judge. 
Then  formed  a  partnership  with  Zera  Snow 
(September  1,  1892),  which  association  still 
continues,  under  the  firm  name  of  Snow  & 
MeCamant.  Delegate  to  Republican  Stat  • 
Conventions  1892-94-96-98  and  1900.  Delegate 
to  Republican  National  Conventions  1896  and 
1900.  President  Oregon  Society  Sons  of 
American  Revolution.  Master  Ainsworth 
Chapter  Rose  Croix.  Member  Loyal  Legion, 
Willamette  Lodge  A.  F.  &  M.,  A.  and  A.  S. 
Rite,  Al  Kader  Temple  A.  A.  O.  M.  S.  Mem 
ber  Arlington  Club,  University  Club,  Wa 
verly  Golf  Club.  Republican. 

CLAUDE   CHARLES   McCOLLOCH. 

Residence.  1413  Third  street;  office,  Second 
and  Court  streets,  Baker  City,  Oregon.  Born 
January  14,  1888,  at  Red  Bluff,  California. 
^Son  of  Charles  Henry  and  Mary  Elizabeth 
(Wooddy)  McColloch.  Received  his  early 
education  at  the  grammar  and  high  school  in 
Portland,  Oregon,  having  come  to  this  state 


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at  the  age  of  two  years.  Attended  Leland 
Stanford  University  from  1904  to  1907,  an.-] 
the  Law  Department  of  the  University  of 
Chicago  from  1907  to  1909,  graduating  with 
Ph.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
State  of  Oregon  in  May,  1909.  Member  Phi 
Delta  Phi  fraternity  and  Kappa  Sigma  Aca- 
demic fraternity.  Independent. 

HENRY  McCONNELL. 

Eesidence,  501 
East  Twenty-ninth 
street;  office,  207 
Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, Portland, 
Oregon.  Born  Sep 
tember  17,  1879,  in 
Coshocton,  Ohio. 
Son  of  James 
Francis  and  Jose- 
phine (Hammel) 
M  c  C  o  nnell.  Re 
ceived  his  educa- 
t  i  o  n  Woodstock 
Grammar  School; 
Portland,  Oregon, 
Lincoln  High 
School,  Portland. 
Oregon,  1898;  stu- 
dent Leland  Stan- 
ford University  1899-1901.  Graduated  from 
Willamette  University  Law  School  1904  with 
degree  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ore- 
gon Supreme  Court  1904.  Stenographer  Ore- 
gon Supreme  Court  1902-1907.  Entered  into 
partnership  with  F.  M.  Saxton  under  firm 
name  Saxton  &  McConnell  in  Baker  City, 
Oregon,  1907-1908.  In  partnership  with  Wil- 
liam G.  Hale  under  firm  name  Hale  &  Mc- 
Connell in  Portland,  Oregon,  1908  - 1909. 
Formed  partnership  1909  with  Clarence  H. 
Gilbert  under  firm  name  Gilbert  &  McCon- 
nell, which  partnership  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  Pacific  Lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  Salem,  Oregon;  Multnomah  Chapter, 
No.  1,  R.  A.  M.;  Hodson  Chapter,  No.  1,  R. 
&  S.  M.  Second  Lieutenant  Third  Infantry, 
Oregon  National  Guard.  Republican. 

ELAINE  McCORD. 

Residence,  Woodburn;  office,  Odd  Fellows' 
building,  Woodburn.  Born  April  21,  1884,  at 
Benton  Harbor,  Michigan.  Son  of  Seely  and 
Abbie  (Brewster)  McCord.  Married  June  17, 
1908,  to  Edith  M.  Bouton.  Graduated  from 
Benton  Harbor  College,  Benton  Harbor,  Michi- 
gan, May  21,  1902.  Attended  University  of 
Michigan — Literary  Department — 1903,  and 
Law  Department,  1904-1906,  graduating  in 
June  of  that  year  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Lansing,  Michigan,  June 
19,  1906.  Came  to  Oregon  in  September,  1907, 
and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  this  state, 
on  probation,  in  October,  1908,  and  perma- 
nently on  November  9,  1909.  City  Attorney 
of  the  City  of  Woodburn.  Member  Masonic 
and  W.  0.  W.  fraternities.  Republican, 


JOHN  McCOURT. 

Residence,  560  Broadway  street;  office, 
Postoffice  building,  Portland.  Born  in  Lis- 
towel,  Canada,  February  26,  1874.  Son  of 
James  and  Emma  (Farncomb)  McCourt.  Mar- 
ried June  28,  1898,  to  Veva  Boothby.  Re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  and  com- 
mon schools  of  California  and  moved  to  Ore 


gon  November,  1890.  Attended  the  Wil- 
lamette University,  Salem,  Literary  Depart- 
ment, one  year,  and  the  Law  Department,  Wil- 
lamette University,  1896,  graduating  there- 
from with  a  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  Salem,  Oregon,  June,  1896,  and 
practiced  his  profession  until  1900  in  that 
city,  when  he  moved  to  Pendleton,  where  he 
remained  until  appointed  United  States  At 
torney  March  17,  1908.  Elected  member  of 
House  of  Representatives,  Oregon  Legislature, 
June,  1898,  and  served  Special  Session  of  that 
year  and  Regular  Session  of  1899.  Appointed 
Deputy  Prosecuting  Attorney  Sixth  Judicial 
District,  1905  to  1908.  Republican. 

WILLIAM    CAMPBELL    McCULLOCH. 

Office,  Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland. 
Born  December  22,  1879,  at  Watseka,  Illi- 
nois. Son  of  Charles  Olin  and  Caroline 
(Campbell)  McCulloch.  Graduated  from  high 
school  at  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  in  1898; 
graduated  from  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Univer- 
sity, 'Delaware,  Ohio,  in  1902,  with  A.  B. 
degree.  Graduated  from  Bloomington  Law 
School,  Bloomington,  Illinois,  in  June,  1908, 
with  LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Illinois  in  June,  1908.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
November  of  that  year  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  this  state  on  the  29th  day  of  that 
month,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  law 


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with  his  brother,  C.  E.  McCulloch,  under  the 
firm  name  of  McCulloch  &  McCulloch.  Mem- 
ber Beta  Theta  Pi  and  Phi  Delta  Phi  frater- 
nities. Eepublican. 

NEWTON  McCOY. 

Residence,  654 
Hancock  street; 
office,  715  Orego- 
nian  Bldg.,  Port- 
land. Born  May 
29,  1855,  in  Cedar 
County,  Iowa.  Son 
of  William  McCoy 
and  SaHah  Pran- 
ces (Neihiser)  Mc- 
Coy. Married  Apr. 
11,  1885,  to  Mary 
Frances  Lyman. 
Came  to  Oregon  at 
the  age  of  nine 
years  and  received 
his  education  at 
the  public  schools 
of  this  state;  at 
the  Pacific  Uni- 
versity, Forest  Grove,  Oregon,  where  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  at  Tualatin 
Academy,  Forest  Grove,  Oregon,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1880.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  at  Salem 
in  1884,  and  to  the  United  States  District  and 
Circuit  Courts  in  1885.  Taught  school  for 
two  years  after  graduation,  one  year  in  the 
Territorial  University,  now  the  State  Univer- 
sity of  the  State  of  Washington,  Seattle. 
Came  to  Portland  in  1882  and  studied  law  in 
the  office  of  Hon.  Matthew  P.  Deady.  From 
1885  to  April,  1891,  was  in  partnership  with  E. 
O.  Doud,  under  the  firm  name  Doud  &  McCoy. 
From  1891  to  1893,  was  in  partnership  with 
John  T.  Whalley,  under  the  firm  name  of 
McCoy  &  Whalley,  and  from  December,  1894, 
to  October,  1896,  was  in  partnership  with 
ex-Governor  W.  W.  Thayer,  under  the  firm 
name  Thayer  &  McCoy.  Democrat. 

JOHN  CURRAN  McCUE. 

Eesidence,  Twenty-first  and  Irving  streets; 
office,  402-5  "Swetland  building,  Portland. 
Born  November  17,  1876,  in  New  York  City, 
New  York.  Son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Cof- 
fey)  McCue.  Married  May  5,  1909,  to 
Kathryn  G.  Shively.  Moved  to  Oregon  in 
1883  and  received  his  education  at  the  gram- 
mar schools  at  Astoria,  Oregon,  and  later 
graduated  from  the  high  school  of  that  city 
in  1893.  Attended  the  Oregon  Normal 
School,  Monmouth,  Oregon,  1896  and  gradu- 
ated with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  D.  and  M.  S.  D. 
Taught  school  in  Clatsop  County  after  leav- 
ing the  Normal  School  and  was  principal  at 
the  Alderbrook  and  Adair  grammar  schools 
from  1898  to  1902,  when  he  resigned  upon 
being  appointed  Deputy  Collector  of  Cus- 
toms, at  Astoria.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  Oregon,  June,  1905,  and  engaged  in 


practice  at  Astoria,  Oregon.  Moved  to  Port- 
land March,  1909,  and  became  associated  in 
law  practice  with  Gus  C.  Moser,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Deputy  District  Attorney, 
Fifth  Judicial  District.  Member  Legislature 


Clatsop  County,  two  terms,  sessions  1907  and 
1909.  Candidate  for  Speaker  of  House,  ses- 
sion 1909.  Member  of  Judiciary,  Ways  and 
Means,  and  Eevision  of  Laws  Committees. 
Member  of  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Past  Exalted 
Euler  of  Astoria,  No.  180;  member  Knights 
of  Columbus.  Eepublican. 

ALLEN   H.    McCURTAIN. 

Eesidence,  165  Stout  street;  office,  600 
Henry  building,  Portland.  Born  January  18, 
1886,  at  Kingman,  Kansas.  Son  of  Isaac 
Newton  and  Mary  Haines  (Parker)  McCur- 
tain.  Educated  at  the  common  schools  of 
Kansas  and  in  1904  graduated  from  the 
Wichita  Business  College.  In  March,  1905, 
he  removed  to  Oregon  and  began  the  study 
of  law  in  the  Oregon  Law  School.  Graduated 
from  University  of  Oregon  Law  School  and 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  on  June  10, 
1907.  Was  Librarian  of  the  Multnomah  Law 
Library  from  September,  1906,  to  July,  1908. 
Is  associated  in  the  practice  of  his  profession 
with  the  firm  of  Bauer  &  Greene.  Member 
of  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternities. 
Eepublican. 

HERBERT   SPENCER   McCUTCHAN. 

Office,  302  Phoenix  building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Evansville,  Indiana,  December  24, 
1875.  Son  of  Andrew  and  Elizabeth  (Ham) 
McCutchan.  Married  to  Edith  Blasdel  Octo- 
ber 14,  1903.  Graduated  from  Evansville, 
Indiana,  High  School  January  29,  1892;  re- 
ceived degree  of  A.  B.  at  Depauw  University, 


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Greencastle,  Indiana,  June  12,  1895.  At- 
tended Law  School,  University  of  Oregon, 
1899  to  1900.  Moved  to  Oregon  in  1898.  Ad 
mitted  to  bar  of  State  of  Oregon,  at  Salem, 
June  11,  1900;  to  United  States  District 
Court  for  Oregon  and  United  States  Circuit 
Court  for  Oregon,  February  27,  1908.  Mem 
ber  Masonic  fraternity.  Republican. 

THOMAS    B.    McDEVITT,    Jr. 

Residence,  Ionian  Court,  Eighteenth  and 
Couch  streets;  office,  25-26  Washington 
building,  Portland.  Born  in  Portland,  Ore- 


gon, March  23,  1878.  Son  of  Thomas  B.,  Sr., 
and  Katherine  (Riley)  McDevitt.  Married 
to  Julia  F.  Cole  November  24,  1909.  Gradu- 
ate of  public  schools  of  Portland.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  March  21,  1898. 
Engaged  in  general  practice.  Republican. 

THOMAS    F.    B.    McDEVITT. 

Residence,  325  Weidler  street;  office,  21 
Ainsworth  block,  267  Oak  street,  Portland. 
Born  in  Chelsea,  Massachusetts,  May  15,  1843. 
Son  of  James  and  Mary  (Green)  McDevitt. 
Came  to  Oregon  July  10,  1866.  Married  to 
Catherine  Riley,  April  16,  1873.  Received 
early  education  in  public  schools  of  Boston 
and  Chelsea,  Massachusetts.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  October  3,  1894.  and 
practiced  in  Portland  ever  since.  Justice  of 
Peace  two  terms,  1892-94  and  1896-98.  Mem- 
ber of  Lincoln-Garfield  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  De- 
partment of  Oregon.  Captain  Company  A, 
First  Oregon  Cavalry,  Oregon  National 
Guard.  Republican. 

WILLIAM  L.  McFARLING. 

Residence,  857  East  Eighth  street,  North; 
office,  500  Oregonian  building.  Born  Janu- 
ary 17,  1878,  in  Belmont  County,  Ohio.  Son 


of  Nathan  E.  and  Emily  (Orrison)  McFar- 
ling.  Graduated  from  the  National  Normal 
University,  Lebanon,  Ohio,  in  1905,  with  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  Graduated  from  the  Ohio 
Northern  University  in  Ada,  Ohio,  in  190S 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  The  same  year  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Ohio.  On  Octo- 
ber 10,  1908,  he  came  to  Oregon.  The  fol- 
lowing year  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem.  Republican. 

DANIEL  FRANCIS  McGOWAN. 

Residence,  Luxor  Apartments;  office,  411 
Beck  building,  Portland.  Born  December  14, 
1882,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Son  of  M.  A. 
and  Catherine  C.  (McGrath)  McGowan.  Came 
to  Oregon  December  10,  1908.  Received  his 
early  education  at  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  Washington,  D.  C.;  at  Wood's 
Commercial  College,  Washington,  D.  f  and 
spent  three  and  one-half  years  at  George- 
town University,  graduating  in  1907  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Sa- 
lem, Oregon,  June  15,  1909.  Was  Assistant 
Contract  Clerk  in  off  ce  of  Chief  Engineer, 
United  States  Army,  Washington,  D.,  C.,  1907 
and  1908;  was  Claims  Clerk  in  United  States 
Forest  Service,  1908-1910;  was  Assistant 
District  Law  Officer,  United  States  Forest 
Service,  Portland,  Oregon,  April  1,  1910. 
Member  Delta  Chi  fraternity. 

JOHN  T.   McKEE. 

Residence,  570  Couch  street;  office,  309 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  April  18,  1861,  in  Buchanan  County, 
Iowa.  Son  of  Mahlon  and  Margaret  (Cal- 
vin) McKee.  Attended  Lenox  College  at 
Hopkinton,  Iowa,  from  1880  to  1884,  gradu- 
ating June  13,  1884.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Iowa  in  Des  Moines  May  10,  1888.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  June,  1890.  Was  elected  City  At- 
torney of  Independence,  Iowa,  in  1889  and 
held  that  office  until  removed  to  Portland 
in  June,  1890.  Member  M.  A.  A.  C.  Repub- 
lican. 

T.   S.  McKINNEY. 

Residence  and  office,  Weston,  Oregon. 
Born  May  27,  1873,  at  Bakersville,  North 
Carolina.  Son  of  Reuben  B.  and  Juda  A. 
(Burleson)  McKinney.  Married  December 
29,  1897,  to  Maggie  Hickey.  Took  law  course 
from  Sprague  Correspondence  School,  be- 
ginning in  November,  1903,  and  continuing 
until  October,  1905,  when  he  entered  Wake 
Forest  College  at  Wake  Forest,  North  Caro- 
lina, and  remained  four  months.  Also  at- 
tended Bowman  Academy  at  Bakersville, 
North  Carolina.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
North  Carolina  at  Raleigh  in  February,  1906, 
and  practiced  at  Spruce  Vine,  North  Caro- 
lina, for  three  years.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
1909  and  since  that  time  has  practiced  his 
profession  at  Weston.  Sheriff  of  Mitchell 
County,  North  Carolina,  1897-98.  Member 
I.  O.  O.  F.  and  Masonic  fraternities.  Republi- 
can. 


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JOSEPH  LYMAN  McKITTEICK. 

Residence,  406  Manhattan  street;  office, 
411  Marquam  building,  Portland,  Oregon. 
Born  January  5,  1846,  in  Morgan  County, 
Ohio.  Son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Xew- 
man)  McKittrick.  Married  September  4, 
1891,  to  Cinthia  J.  Eollins.  Educated  at  the 
common  schools  of  Ohio  and  Wisconsin;  at 
the  Bryant  and  Stratton  Commercial  College, 
Chicago,  Illinois,  followed  with  private  teach- 
ers and  self-instruction.  Studied  law  in  law 
office  of  Beckwith.  Ayer  &  Kales,  Chicago, 
fllinois,  from  January  1,  1876,  to  September 
16,  1879,  when  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Illinois. 
Was  Chief  Clerk  in  the  above  mentioned  law 
office  when  he  removed  to  Bathgate,  North 
Dakota,  and  practiced  his  profession  there 
until  the  fall  of  1884,  when  he  was  appointed 
Attorney  in  Law  Department  of  Chicago  & 
Northwestern  Eailroad  Company,  at  Chicago, 
and  occupied  that  position  until  1891,  when 
he  became  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Keep  &  Lowdon  in  1893  and  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Bliss,  McKittrick  &  Northam  at  Chi- 
cago, and  continued  his  association  with 
Colonel  E.  R.  Bliss  until  1908,  when  he  re 
moved  to  Portland.  Republican. 

CHARLES  F.  McKNIGHT. 
Residence,    301    Fifth    street;    office,    6-7-8 
Bennett   &  Walter  building,  Marshfield,  Ore- 


gon. Born  February  23,  1876,  at  Marshfielcl. 
Oregon.  Son  of  William  and  Mary  Ellen 
(Wright1*  McKnight.  Educated  at  the  Marsh 
field  public  schools,  graduating  from  the 
high  school  in  1894.  Attended  the  Oregon 
A'gricultural  College  at  Corvallis  and  gradu- 
ated therefrom  in  June,  1898,  with  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Science.  Entered  the  law  office 
of  Silas  Holmes  Hazard  at  Empire  City,  Ore- 


gon, where  he  remained  two  years,  at  which 
time  the  firm  removed  to  Marshfield  and  con- 
tinued until  the  death  of  Mr.  Hazard.  Ad 
mitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Oregon,  at  Salem,  in  1900  and  remained  in 
practice  at  Marshfield,  Oregon,  being  ad- 
mitted to  all  the  courts.  Member  Masonic, 
B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities.  Democrat. 

CHARLES  L.  McNARY. 

Residence,  643  Court  street;  office,  United 
States  National  building,  Salem.  Born  June 
12,  1874,  in  Marion  County,  Oregon.  Son  of 


Hugh  L.  and  Margaret  (Claggett)  Me  Nary. 
Married  November  19.  1902,  to  Jessie  Brey- 
man.  Attended  public  and  high  schools  at 
Salem  and  the  Stanford  University,  Califor- 
nia. Read  law  in  the  office  of  Samuel  L. 
Hayden  and  John  II.  Me  Nary.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem  in  1898,  and  became  asso- 
ciated with  John  H.  McXary,  which  continues 
to  date.  President  Salem  %Taft  Club.  Dean 
Willamette  College  of  Law.  Member  of  Ma- 
sonic, B.  P.  O.  E  and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraterni- 
ties and  lllihee  Club,  of  Salem.  Republican. 

JOHN  H.  McNARY. 

Residence,  385  Sumner  street;  office, 
United  States  National  Bank  building,  Sa- 
lem. Born  in  1869  in  Marion  County,  Oregon. 
Sou  of  Hugh  L.  and  Margaret  (Claggett)  Mc- 
Nary.  Married  January  29,  1893,  to  Esther 
Hall.  Attended  public  schools  of  Marion 
County,  the  Willamette  University  and  later, 
the  State  University  of  Oregon  at  Eugene. 
Read  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  George  H. 
Burnett.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in 
June,  1894,  and  the  United  States  District 
and  Circuit  Courts  July  17,  1901.  Commenced 


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the  practice  of  his  profession  with  S.  L.  Hay- 
den,  under  the  firm  name  of  Hayden  &  Mc- 
Nary,  which  partnership  continued  until  1900, 
when  it  was  dissolved  and  a  partnership 
formed  with  Charles  L.  McNary,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  In  1890  was  elected  Re- 


corder  of  Marion  County.  Deputy  District 
Attorney  1893-1904,  when  he  was  elected 
District  Attorney  and  re-elected  in  1908. 
President  of  Marion  County  Bar  Association 
and  member  of  the  American  Bar  Association 
and  Oregon  Bar  Association.  Member  of 
Masonic,  I.  O.  O.  P.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  frater- 
nities. Member  of  Illihee  Club  of  Salem. 
Kepublican. 

LAWRENCE  ALEXANDER  McNARY. 

Residence,  1151 
Thur  man  street; 
office,  527  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce 
building',  Portland. 
Born  in  The 
Dalles,  Wasco 
County,  Oregon, 
January  27,  186(5. 
Son  of  Hugh  M. 
and  Catherine 
(F  r  i  /  z  e  1  1)  Mc- 
N  a  r  y.  Received 
his  education  in 
g  r  a  m  m  ar  school 
and  three  years  in 
Willamette  Uni- 
versity, Salem, 
Oregon.  Gradu- 
ated from  Law  De- 
partment, University  of  Oregon,  in  1890,  and 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Pendleton,  Oregon, 
in  June,  1890.  Began  his  practice  with  Judge 


W.  W.  Thayer,  ex-Governor  of  Oregon,  con- 
tinuing for  five  years.  Practiced  alone  until 
January,  1909,  when  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  Edward  A.  Lundburg,  of  Chicago,  Illi- 
nois, which  continues  to  date.  Elected  City 
Attorney  of  Portland  from  1902  to  1907. 
Member  of  Phi  Delta  Phi  Greek  letter  So- 
ciety, K.  of  P.  and  Commercial  Club.  Re- 
publican. 

JOHN  E.  MAGERS. 

Residence,  700 
East  Ash  street, 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Office,  310-311 
Gerlinger  building, 
Portland.  Born 
Sept.  25,  1847,  in 
Morgan  County,  O. 
Son  of  Doctor  Wil- 
liam Bosnian  and 
Mary  Jane  (Bark- 
hurst)  M  a  g  e  r  s, 
who  emigrated  to 
Oregon  in  1852.  He 
was  educated  in 
the  co  m-  m  o  n 
schools  and  at 
Willamette  U  n  i- 
versity.  Was  Pro- 
fessor of  Mathe- 
matics in  McMinnville  College  for  three 
years.  He  graduated  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Michigan  on 
March  26,  1879,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Michigan 
in  March,  1879,  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Oregon  in  April  of  the  same  year,  and  has 
practiced  law  in  Oregon  ever  since.  He 
began  practicing  law  in  Salem,  Oregon.  Tn 
1'880  he  moved  to  McMinnville,  Oregon,  and 
formed  a  partnership  with  Hon.  W.  D.  Fen- 
ton,  then  residing  at  Lafayette,  Oregon. 
After  this  partnership  was  mutually  dissolved, 
Mr.  Magers  formed  a  partnership  with  Hon. 
James  McCain  at  McMinnville  and  said  part- 
nership continued  until  1894  when  Mr.  Ma- 
gers was  elected  County  Judge  of  Yamhill 
County,  Oregon,  and  Mr.  McCain  was  elected 
District  Attorney  for  the  Third  Judicial  Dis- 
trict, and  said  partnership  was  dissolved. 
Mr.  Magers  was  Secretary  of  the  Republican 
County  Central  Committee  of  Yamhill  County 
for  four  years  and  Chairman  of  said  commit- 
tee for  fourteen  years,  during  which  time  he 
presided  over  a  number  of  county  conven- 
tions, and  was  elected  a  delegate  to  nearly 
every  Republican  State  Convention  for 
eighteen  years,  beginning  in  1882.  Moved 
his  office  to  Portland  in  1898  and  his  family 
in  1901,  and  has  resided  in  Portland  since. 
Formed  a  partnership  with  Hon.  D.  R.  N. 
Blackburn,  Attorney-General  of  Oregon,  now 
deceased,  in  1898.  Afterwards  was  in  part- 
nership with  J.  B.  Hosford,  and  later  with 
Judge  David  E.  Johnston,  late  of  West  Vir- 
ginia, but  is  alone  at  this  time.  He  was 


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elected  the  first,  President  of  the  Union  Re- 
publican  Club  of  Portland  in  1906  and  served 
two  years.  He  is  a  pioneer  of  Oregon,  and 
served  as  President  of  the  Oregon  State  Pio- 
neer Association  for  the  year  ending  Juno, 
1909. 

CUSICK  J.   MAHONEY. 

Eesidence,  260 
East  Fortieth  St.; 
office,  310-314 
C  o  m  m  o  nwealth 
building,  Portland. 
Born  July  7,  1881, 
in  Hancock  Coun- 
ty, Iowa.  Son  of 
Patrick  and  Mary 
(Cusick)  Mahonoy. 
Came  to  Oregon  in 
1891.  Graduated 
from  high  school, 
Marshfield.  O  r  e- 
gon,  and  later  en- 
tered the  office  of 
J.  M.  Upton  for  a 
period  of  one  year 
and  with  Judge 
John  S.  Coke  for 

three  years,  then  entered  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  University  of  Oregon  and  graduated 
in  1909  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  June,  1909,  and 
associated  with  the  firm  of  Malarkey,  Sea- 
brook  &  Stott  to  date.  Member  of  the 
Knights  of  Columbus  and  Phi  Alpha  Phi  fra 
ternities.  Republican. 

LUTHER  D.  MAHONE. 

Reside  nee,  792 
Vancouver  avenue. 
Office,  618  Henry 
building,  Portland. 
Born  July  25th, 
1878,  at  Hamlin, 
W.  Va.  Son  of 
B  e  n  n  e  t  D.  and 
Mary  A.  Mahone. 
Married  February 
27,  1909,  to  Helen 
N.  Brewer.  Edu- 
cated at  Harris- 
ville,  W.  Va.,  High 
School  and  two 
years  at  West  Vir 
g*i  n  i  a  Wesleyan 
College.  Two  years 
at  West  Virginia 
University.  One 

year  at  Lincoln  College,  Rogers,  Ohio,  where 
he  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Six 
months  course  in  Philosophy  at  Mt.  Union 
College,  Alliance,  Ohio.  In  1903,  he  received 
the  degree  of  A.  M.  at  Volant  College  at  Vo- 
lant, Pennsylvania.  In  1906  received  the 
degree  of  Ph.  D.  at  the  same  university. 
From  1906  to  1907  he  attended  the  Law  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Washington. 


From  1907  to  1908  he  attended  the  Univer- 
sity of  Oregon,  Law  Department.  In  1903 
he  came  to  Oregon  and  read  law  for  one  year 
in  the  office  of  W.  W.  Cotton,  General  At- 
torney for  the  Oregon  Railroad  &  Navigation 
Company,  and  in  1908  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem,  Oregon.  He  enlisted  with  the 
First  West  Virginia  Volunteers  and  served 
eleven  months  during  the  Spanish-American 
War.  Served  as  Captain  and  Commandant 
of  Cadets,  Mount  Hope  College  at  Rogers, 
Ohio,  from  1899  to  1900.  A  delegate  to  all 
County,  Congressional  and  State  Conventions 
in  1906  in  West  Virginia.  Elected  a  member 
of  the  Oregon  Legislature  in  1908.  Is  attor- 
ney for  the  Civic  Federation  Society  of  Ore 
gon.  Editor  of  "The  Oregon  Citizen." 
Author  of  "The  Destiny  of  the  Republic." 
"Resources  of  West  Virginia"  and  "The 
Young  Man  in  H:s  Business."  Has  appeared 
on  the  lecture  platform  in  thirty-four  states, 
and  travelled  through  the  West  Indies  and 
Central  America.  Member  of  the  K.  of  P. 
fraternity,  Spanish  American  War  Veterans 
and  Union  Republican  Club.  Republican. 

DAN  J.  MALARKEY. 

Residence,  Hill 
C'rest  Drive,  Port- 
land Heights;  of- 
fice, Common- 
weal th  building. 
Portland.  Born  Ju- 
ly 15,  1870,  in  New 
York  City.  Son 
of  Charles  M.  and 
Katherine 
(O'Neil)  Malar- 
key.  Married  Juno 
26,  1893,  to  Annie 
Laurie  Burgess. 
Removed  to  Ore- 
gon in  1873.  Edu- 
cated at  St.  Mich- 
el's College  (a 
p  r  i  v  ate  Catholic 
school  in  Port- 
land) from  1875  to  1881  and  at  Portend 
High  School  from  1881  to  1885.  Graduated 
from  the  Law  Department  of  the  University 
of  Oregon  in  1892  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  June,  1892. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Gammans  &  Malarkey 
from  1899  to  April  1,  1910,  and  member  of 
firm  of  Malarkey,  Seabrook  &  Stott  since  said 
time.  From  1893  to  1894  and  from  1896  to 
1897  was  Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Mult- 
nomah  County,  and  from  1902  to  1904  was 
State  Representative  from  Multnomah 
County.  From  1904  to  1908  was  State  Sena- 
tor from  Multnomah  County.  Member  of 
Commercial  and  Portland  Heights  Clubs,  and 
Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternity.  Republican. 

RUFUS  MALLORY. 

Residence,    350    East    Thirty-ninth    street; 
office,    Mohawk    building,    Portland.      Born 


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June  10,  1831,  in  Coventry,  New  York.  Son 
of  Samuel  and  Lucretia  (Davis),  Mallory. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1859.  Married  to  Lucy 
A.  Rose  June  24,  1860.  Attended  public 
schools  in  Scio,  Allegheny  County,  New  York, 
1835  to  1837;  Greenwood,  New  York,  1837  to 
1845,  and  Alfred  Academy,  Alfred,  New  York, 
one  term  in  each  of  the  years  1845,  1847 
and  1848.  Admitted  to  the  Circuit  Court  at 


Roseburg,  Oregon,  in  1860;  to  Supreme  Court. 
Portland,  Oregon,  1862.  From  1860  to  1863 
associated  in  law  practice  with  James  M. 
Pyle  at  Roseburg  and  Salem,  Oregon;  1863- 
1866  associated  with  Richard  Williams,  and 
from  1869  to  1874  with  J.  J.  Shaw  at  Salem, 
Oregon.  Practiced  in  Portland,  Oregon,  since 
1883  under  firm  names  of  Dolph,  Bellinger. 
Mallory  &  Simon;  Dolph,  Mallory,  Simon  & 
Strahan;  Dolph,  Mallory,  Simon  &  Gearin;  the? 
latter  continues  to  date.  Lieutenant-Colonel 
State  Militia  1863-1866,  Salem,  Oregon.  Dis- 
trict Attorney  of  the  First  District,  1860- 
1862.  District  Attorney  of  Third  District, 
1862-1866;  1866  to  1869  member  of  Congress 
from  Oregon;  United  States  District  Attor- 
ney from  1874  to  1882;  Representative  from 
Douglas  County,  1862;  Marion  County,  1872. 
Speaker  of  the  House.  Special  Agent  of 
United  States  to  Singapore,  1882.  Republi- 
can. 

REUBEN   WILSON   MARSTERS. 

Residence  and  office,  Roseburg,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Washington  County,  Illinois,  Janu- 
ary 6,  1876.  Son  of  Rev.  Elias  M.  and  Grace 
(Wilson)  Marsters.  Came  to  Oregon  May  1. 
1888;  attended  the  public  school  at  Cleve- 
land, Douglas  County,  Oregon,  until  1895, 
then  attending  the  College  of  Philomath  in 
Benton  County,  Oregon,  for  three  years.  Was 


married  to  Lizzie  L.  Blain  December  10, 1898. 
Was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Coles 
Valley  Precinct  in  June,  1899,  and  served 
T;wo  years.  During  his  term  of  office  he 
began  the  study  of  law,  and  continued  his 
studies  with  Hon.  J.  A.  Buchanan,  of  Rose- 
burg, Oregon,  for  a  period  of  three  years; 
was  admitted  to  practice  on  June  13,  1904, 
when  he  opened  his  off'ce  at  Roseburg,  Ore- 
gon, where  he  is  now  practicing.  Republican. 

JOHN  MANNING. 

Residence,  830 
Marshall  street; 
office,  508  Fenton 
building,  Portland. 
Born  May  1,  1866, 
in  Boscobel,  Wis- 
consin. Son  of 
Thomas  and  Brid- 
ge t  (V  e  r  d  o  n) 
Manning.  Married 
June  31,  1894,  to 
Mame  F.  Coffey, 
daughter  of  B. 
Received  his  early 
education  at  the 
public  schools  of 
H  i  r 1  a  n  County, 
Nebraska,  the  Ne- 
braska  High 
School  at  Orleans, 

Nebraska,  and  later  the  high  school  at 
Lucerne,  Nebraska.  After  leaving  school 
he  read  law  until  1887,  when  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  that  state.  He  com 
menced  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Orleans  and  in  1890  moved  to  Woodburn, 
where  he  continued  until  1891,  when  he  came 
to  this  city.  In  1900  he  was  appointed  Chief 
Deputy  District  Attorney  of  Multnomah 
County  under  George  E.  Chamberlain,  and  in 
1902  was  appointed  District  Attorney.  Was 
elected  District  Attorney  in  1904  by  the 
largest  majority  ever  received  by  any  Demo- 
crat in  this  county.  It  was  owing  to  Mr. 
Manning's  activity  that  the  saloons  were 
closed  on  Sunday  in  Multnomah  County.  He 
also  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the  only 
District  Attorney  of  this  state  that  ever 
successfully  prosecuted  and  convicted  the 
president  of  a  bank — this  one  being  the 
president  of  the  defunct  Title  Guarantee  & 
Trust  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  M.  A. 
A.  C.,  the  Commercial  Club,  B.  P.  0.  E.  and 
Knights  of  Columbus.  Democrat. 

CAREY  FULLER  MARTIN. 

Residence,  697  South  Liberty  street;  office, 
22  North  Commercial  street.  Salem.  Born 
October  6,  1870,  at  Salem,  Oregon.  Son  of 
Thomas  Millard  and  Samantha  (Green)  Mar- 
tin. Married  August  19,  1903,  to  Leora  P. 
Smith.  Early  education  received  in  public 
schools  of  Oregon,  prior  to  1885.  From  1885 
to  1887,  taught  school  in  Oregon;  from  1887 
to  1889,  took  preparatory  work  in  Oregon 


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State  University,  and  from  1889  to  1893,  took 
regular  course  in  State  University,  gradu- 
ating in  the  last  named  year  with  degree  of 

A.  B.,  in  1896  with  degree  of  A.  M.,  and  from 
the  Law  Department  of  the  Willamette  Uni 
versity   at    Salem,   in   1898,   with   LL.   B.    de- 
gree.    Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1898  and  began 
the    active    practice    of    law    as    partner    of 
Judge  B.  F.  Bonham  in  autumn  of  that  year, 
and   continued   with   him   until   the    death    of 
Judge  Bonham  in  June,  1906.     Has  continued 
the  business  to  date  at  Salem.     Was  Assistant 
Secretary  of  State  under  Hon.  H.  E.  Kincaid 
from  1894  to  1898,  and  as  such,  compiled  the 
first    official    political    History    of    Oregon. 
Member   Illihee    Club,    Salem,   K.    of   P.    and 

B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities,  Native  Sons  and  Sons 
of  Veterans.     Eepublican. 

GEORGE  F.  MARTIN. 

Residence,  1026 
East  Twenty-sixth 
St.  N.;  office  302 
Failing  building, 
Portland.  Born 
June  20,  1872,  a* 
Port  Byron,  Illi- 
nois. Son  of  James 
F.  and  Rose  (Mil- 
ler) Martin.  Mar- 
ried August  9th, 
1904,  to  Elizabeth 
A.  Battin.  Attend- 
ed public  schools 
at  Red  Oak,  Iowa, 
and  at  Miller, 
South  Dak  ota. 
Pierre  University, 
Pierre,  South  Da- 
kota, from  1888  to 

1892,  and  Northwestern  University  Law 
School,  Chicago,  Illinois,  from  1892  to  1894. 
Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois 
March  26,  1894,  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Wis- 
consin in  1896  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Oregon  October  5,  1893.  Removed  to  State 
of  Oregon  in  March,  1902.  Republican. 

WILLIAM    GREEN    MARTIN. 

Residence,  Eugene,  Oregon;  office,  536 
Willamette  street.  Born  at  "Martin's  Rap- 
ids," McKenzie  River,  Oregon,  April  23, 
1875.  Son  of  Thomas  Millard  and  Samantha 
(Green)  Martin.  Married  to  Olga  Riddell 
September  20,  1900.  Educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  Coburg  and  Eugene,  Oregon;  at 
tended  the  State  University  of  Oregon  from 
1889  to  1892.  Taught  school  for  several  years 
to  secure  funds  to  pay  for  education.  Pur- 
sued the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  R.  J. 
Hendrick  at  Salem  from  1894  to  1898.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  October 
6,  1898,  and  took  up  the  practice  of  law  in 
Eugene,  Oregon.  Associated  with  John  H. 
Bower,  of  Madrid,  Nebraska,  1906;  since, 
practicing  alone.  Assistant  State  Bookkeeper 
1894-98;  Assistant  Clerk  in  Legislature, 


special  session,  1898;  appointed  County  School 
Superintendent,  Lane  County,  Oregon,  1901 ; 
Assistant  Superintendent  and  member  County 
Examining  Board  at  present  time.  Received 
life  diploma  to  teach  in  schools  of  Oregon 
March  24,  1904.  Member  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  and 
K.  of  P.  fraternities.  Republican. 

HERBERT   LITTLEFIELD   MARX. 

Residence,  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  building;  of- 
fice, 737-739  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce, 
Portland.  Born  De 
cember  6,  1875,  in 
New  York  City,  N. 
Y.  Son  of  Marcus 
and  Mary  Susan 
(Littlefield)  Marx. 
Studied  in  private 
and  public  schools 
in  New  York  City 
and  graduated 
from  public  school 
in  Brooklyn,  N,  Y., 
in  1891,  and  from 
the  Boys'  High 
School  in  Brook- 
lyn in  February, 

1894.  From  that  period  read  law  with  Hon. 
Abel  E.  Blackmar  in  Manhattan  Borough, 
and  later  took  a  business  course  at  the 
Brooklyn,  New  York,  public  night  schools. 
Attended  the  Law  Department  of  New  York 
University,  graduating  in  June,  1898,  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  New 
York  bar  in  June,  1898.  Was  associate  1 
with  the  firm  of  Baldwin  &  Blackmar  in 
New  York  until  the  spring  of  1901.  In  De- 
cember, 1901,  came  to  the  West  and  in 
August,  1902,  decided  to  locate  in  Portland, 
Oregon,  and  in  1903  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar.  Served  in  the  Militia  as  a  member  of 
Troop  C  (now  Squadron  C),  Brooklyn,  New 
York.  Member  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  Democrat. 

WILLIAM   YORK   MASTERS. 

Residence,  675  East  Madison;  office,  204-7 
Failing  building,  Portland.  Born  April  1. 
1862,  at  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  .of  William 
and  Martha  C.  (York)  Masters.  Married 
March  31,  1886,  to  Elizabeth  M.  Bell.  Edit 
cated  at  the  Old  Portland  Academy,  the  Port- 
land High  School  and  the  State  Agricultural 
College,  from  which  institution  he  received 
the  degree  of  A.  M.  in  1882.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Oregon  in  1884  and  to  the  Supreme 
Court  March  4,  1895.  Formed  partnership 
with  J.  C.  Moreland  in  August,  1886,  and  the 
same  continued  until  October,  1890,  when 
Judge  Moreland  went  on  the  bench.  In  Octo- 
ber of  that  year  he  became  associated  with 
the  Pacific  Coast  Abstract  Company  as  Vice- 
President  and  Attorney,  and,  when  that  com- 
pany was  merged  into  the  Pacific  Title  and 
Trust  Company,  he  became  Secretary  and 
Attorney  of  the  new  company.  Has  held 


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this  position  and  also  conducted  a  general 
practice  since  that  time.  Served  term  in  City 
Council,  beginning  in  1900,  and  was  elected 
the  second  time  in  1905  for  four  years,  of 


which  he  served  two,  when  he  resigned  and 
has  held  no  other  political  position.  Thirty- 
second  Degree  Mason,  member  Odd  Fellows 
and  Royal  Arcanum  fraternities  and  Tau 
Omega.  Republican. 

Q.  L.  MATTHEWS. 

Residence,  446  East  Stark;  office,  411  Bu- 
chanan building,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born  in 
1879  in  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  of  Garret  R. 
and  Rosalenda  A.  (Quimby)  Matthews.  Mar- 
ried July  8,  1901,  to  Florence  Dennison,  de- 
ceased March  10,  1903.  Educated  Portland 
grammar  school  and  high  school,  from  which 
he  graduated.  Attended  the  Western  Acad- 
emy of  Oratory  and  Dramatic  Art,  1901-1904, 
and  graduated  therefrom.  Graduated  from 
the  Oregon  College  of  Law,  June,  1907,  with 
degree  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Ore- 
gon March,  1907;  and  practiced  his  profession 
in  partnership  with  Andrew  Hansen  until  Au- 
gust, 1908.  Practiced  alone  until  September, 
1909,  when  he  formed  partnership  with  A.  J. 
Christopherson,  under  the  firm  name  of  Chris- 
topherson  &  Matthews,  which  continues  to 
date.  Instructor  Oregon  College  of  Law,  Sep- 
tember, 1907,  to  date 

CHARLES  E.  MAYBEE. 

Residence,  North  Bend,  Oregon;  office, 
same.  Born  in  Lyon  County,  Kansas,  No- 
vember 10,  1870.  Son  of  Charles  and  Mary  J. 
(Mount)  Maybee.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1877. 
Married  to  Hattie  J.  Pierson,  November  25, 


1899.  Attended  public  schools  in  Umatill» 
County  and  Pendleton,  Oregon;  Monmouth 
State  Normal,  1891-92;  Business  College,  at 
Portland,  Oregon,  189~4.  Graduated  from  Law 
Department,  University  of  Oregon,  June,  1898, 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem,  Oregon,  June,  1898.  Practiced  law 
in  Grants  Pass,  Oregon,  from  1899  to  1907, 
then  moved  to  North  Bend,  Oregon,  and  con- 
tinued to  date.  City  Attorney,  Recorder  and 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  Grants  Pass,  Oregon; 
City  Attorney  and  School  Clerk,  North  Bend, 
Oregon;  County  Chairman,  Josephine  County, 
campaign,  1906.  Member  Masons,  W.  O.  W. 
and  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Republican. 

MARION   B.    MEACHAM. 

Residence,  454  Failing  street;  office,  623 
Henry  building,  Portland.  Bom  February  17, 
1881,  at  Pinewood,  Tennessee.  Son  of  James 
Marion  and  Fannie  W.  (Baker)  Meacham. 
Married  May  4,  1905  to  Bessie  Fields.  At- 
tended the  University  of  Virginia,  and  grad- 
uated from  same  with  degree  of  LL.  B.,  on 
June  13,  1901.  Moved  to  Oregon  March,  1902. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Tennessee,  January, 
1902,  and  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  October  of 
the  same  year,  since  which  time  he  has  prac- 
ticed his  profession  alone.  Republican. 

WILLIAM  P.  MEALEY. 

Residence,  16  Belmont  avenue;  office,  18 
North  Front  street,  Medford.  Born  at  Camp- 
ton,  Colorado,  on  December  5,  1883.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  school  of  Campton  and 
at  the  high  school  of  Los  Angelesr  California. 
Graduated  from  Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  Uni- 
versity, in  May,  1909,  receiving  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  Studied  law  for  two  years 
at  Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  University.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  California,  July  19,  1909. 
Removed  to  Oregon  December  1,  1909,  and 
was  admitted  to  practice  before  the  Oregon 
courts  in  January,  1910. 

JOHN  SAMUEL  MEDLEY. 

Residence  and  office  Cottage  Grove,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Scotland  County,  Missouri,  March  16, 
1859.  Son  of  James  Madison  and  Eveline 
Jane  (Huston)  Medley.  Came  to  Oregon,  Oc- 
tober 21,  1874.  Married  to  Sarah  Kathrina 
Hanson,  November  27,  1895.  Received  his  ed- 
ucation in  public  schools  of  Scotland  County, 
Missouri,  and  Lane  County,  Oregon.  Read 
law  privately  with  instructions  and  advice  of 
Hon.  B.  F.  Harding,  of  Cottage  Grove,  Oregon. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  October  9,  1895. 
Associated  for  one  year  with  W.  H.  Cooper, 
now  of  Tillamook  County,  Oregon,  and  three 
years  with  J.  C.  Johnson,  which  partnership 
was  discontinued  about  eighteen  months  since. 
Mayor  of  Cottage  Grove,  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
City  Recorder;  member  Cottage  Grove  Com- 
mercial Club,  Lane  County  Fair  Association; 
member  of  the  order  of  Knights  of  Pythias 
and  W.  O.  W.  Democrat. 


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FRED  J.  MEINDL. 

Eesidence,  450  Eleventh  street;  office  403 
405  Swetland  building,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born 
in  Germany,  July  22,  1878.  Son  of  Joseph 
and  Sophia  (Meir)  Meindl.  Married  to  Lor- 
ena  Mary  Lazelle,  October  19,  1902.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1887.  Graduated  from  the  Oregon 
City  High  Schbol  June  11,  1897,  and  from  the 
Oregon  State  Normal  School  at  Monmouth, 
June  20,  1900.  From  October,  1903  to  May, 
1904,  attended  Law  Department  University 
of  Oregon.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ore- 
gon October  13,  1904.  From  June,  1907,  to 
June,  1908,  was  Deputy  District  Attorney  for 
Sherman  County,  Oregon.  March,  1909,  be- 
came associated  with  Gus  C.  Moser,  which 
association  continues  to  date.  Member  of 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  W.  O.  W.  Republican 

FOREST   E.   MELVIN. 

Eesidence,  Park 
street;  office  232 
Worces  t  e  r  build- 
building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Highland 
County,  Ohio,  Jan- 
uary 15,  1869.  Son 
of  George  A.  and 
Sarah  L.  (Hardy) 
Melvin.  Received 
his  early  educa- 
tion in  common 
and  high  schools 
of  Crawford  Coun- 
ty, Illin  o  i  s.  At- 
tended  business 
college  in  Terre 
Haute,  Ind.;  1888- 
1894  was  connect 
ed  with  legal  de- 
partment of  Vandalia  Railroad.  Read  law 
with  Senator  Calahan,  Robinson,  Illinois.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Indiana  October  18,  1899; 
in  Tennessee,  March  21,  1903;  United  States 
Circuit  Court,  Eighth  District,  January,  1905; 
United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals,  Sep 
tember,  1907.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1907,  and 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  Oregon,  March  28. 
1910,  and  continues  the  practice  of  his  pro 
fession  alone.  Member  Company  E,  Eighth 
Regiment  Illinois  National  Guard,  1887-1890. 
Member  of  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Sons  of 
Veterans.  Republican. 

FRANK    MENEFEE. 

Residence,  The  Dalles,  Oregon;  office,  the 
same.  Born  January  31,  1866,  at  The  Dalles. 
Oregon.  Son  of  Williapi  R.  and  Naney  J. 
(Benefiel)  Menefee.  Married  January  6, 
1903,  to  Mabel  C.  Cowles.  Educated  at  the 
Wasco  Independent  Academy,  at  The  Dalles, 
Oregon.  Studied  law  at  that  place  in  the 
office  of  E.  B.  Dufur;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem  in  1889,  and  at  once  entered  into 
partnership  with  Mr.  Dufur,  which  partner 
ship  lasted  until  1900,  when  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  Fred  W.  Wilson,  and  the 


same  continued  until  July,  1909,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Menefee  &  Wilson.  Since  the 
last  mentioned  date  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Was  Recorder  of  Dalles  City,  July,  1891,  to 


July,  1893;  Mayor  of  Dalles  City,  March. 
1895,  to  July,  1897,  and  District  Attorney  of 
Seventh  Judicial  District  from  July,  1900. 
to  July,  1908.  Member  B.  P.  O.  E.  and 
Knights  of  Pythias  fraternities.  Republican. 

EDWARD  MENDENHALL. 

Office,  208  Coin- 
in  e  r  c  i  a  1  block, 
Portland.  Born  in 
Santa  Clara.  Cal. 
Son  of  Captain 
Rush  and  Esther 
Louise  (Word  en) 
Men  denhall.  At- 
tended Port  land 
Academy,  pub  1  i  c 
schools,  and  St. 
Michael 's  A  c  a  d- 
emy.  Admitted  to 
bar,  July  term, 
1875,  by  Supreme 
Court  of  Oregon. 
Practiced  law 
alone  and  success- 
fully for  many 
years,  and  later 

with  his  brothers,  A.  R.  and  E.  J.  Mendenhall, 
with  whom  he  continues.  Delegate  to  con- 
ventions several  times,  but  declined  either 
appointive  or  elective  office.  Past  Chancellor 
of  Castle  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias.  Life 
member  Multnomah  Amateur  Athletic  Club; 
member  Portland  Automobile  Club,  and  the 
State  Automobile  Association.  Republican. 


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JOHN  BRUCE  MESSICK. 

Residence,  2196  Court  street;  office,  County 
Courthouse,  Baker  City.  Son  of  Richard  M. 
and  Mary  Bell  (Tomlinson)  Messick.  Mar- 
ried April  3,  1895,  to  Stella  M.  Haines.  Ed- 
ucated at  the  public  schools  of  Missouri;  at 
William  Jewel  College,  Liberty,  Missouri, 
from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1881. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1886.  Taught  school,  1886- 
1892,  studying  law  at  same  time.  Was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  at  Pendleton  in 
May,  1892.  Served  four  years  in  O.  N.  G.; 
served  four  years  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  at 
Baker  City;  County  Judge,  Baker  County, 
Oregon,  since  1906.  Member  and  Past  Mas- 
ter of  Masonic  fraternity. 

FRANK   G.   MICELLI. 

Residence,  Roseburg,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  July  26,  1866,  in  Resia,  Province  of 
Venice,  Italy.  Son  of  Frank  and  Margaret 
(Bianeolini)  M:celli.  Married  December  25, 
1895,  to  Inez  Hamilton.  Educated  at  the 
public  and  high  schools  of  Venice,  Italy,  and 
at  Innspruck,  Tyrol.  Came  to  Oregon  in  Jan- 
uary, 1888.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  J.  A. 


Buchanan,  of  Roseburg.  Admitted  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  this  state  in  October,  1899, 
and  to  the  District  and  Circuit  Courts  of  the 
United  States  in  1904.  Served  as  Justice  of 
the  Peace  in  1900;  as  Councilman  for  four 
years;  as  City  Attorney  of  Roseburg.  Pre- 
pared City  Charter  and  twice  codified  ordi- 
nances of  the  City  of  Roseburg.  Member  P. 
G.  Odd  Fellows,  K.  of  P.,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and 
Eagles  fraternities.  Democrat. 

ELMER  ELLSWORTH   MILLER. 

Residence,  321  Eugene  street;  office,  430 
Worcester  building,  Portland.  Born  June  4, 
1861,  in  Livingstone  County,  Missouri.  Son 
of  DeWitt  C.  and  Sarah  Esther  (Wells)  Miller. 


Married  in  1885  to  Linnie  A.  Miller.  Came  to 
Oregon  at  the  age  of  ten  years,  and  was  ed- 
ucated at  the  public  schools  of  Yamhill  Coun- 
ty; at  the  Pacific  University,  Forest  Grove, 
Oregon;  at  the  Portland  Business  College,  and 
at  the  Law  Department  of  the  University  of 
Oregon,  from  which  he  graduated  with  LL.  B. 
degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Pendleton. 
Commenced  practice  with  his  brother,  C.  W. 
Miller,  under  the  firm  name  Miller  &  Miller, 
the  same  continuing  until  three  years  ago, 
since  when  he  has  practiced  alone.  Member 
W.  O.  W.  and  United  Artisans,  Homesteaders 
and  Yoemans  fraternities.  Republican. 

THADDEUS  W.  MILES. 

Residence,  Oak- 
dale  avenue,  Med- 
ford,  Oregon;  of- 
fice, Jackson  Coun- 
ty Bank  building, 
Medford,  Oregon. 
Born  near  Carth- 
age, Mo.,  .Febru- 
ary 11,  1874.  Son 
of  John  Webster 
and  Ruth  (White) 
Miles.  Left  State 
of  Missouri  at  the 
age  of  four  years 
and  moved  to 
Staff  o  r  d  County, 
Kansas.  Attended 
the  rural  schools 
of  Kansas  and  the 
high  school  at  St. 

John,  Kansas.  Moved  to  the  State  of  Oregon 
in  1893.  Attended  the  Capital  Business  Col- 
lege at  Salem,  Oregon;  graduated  from  both 
business  and  shorthand  courses.  Principal  of 
the  business  department  of  the  State  Normal 
School  at  Ashland,  Oregon;  taught  in  the 
Portland  Business  College;  graduated  from 
the  Law  Department  of  the  Law  School  of 
the  University  of  Oregon  in  June,  1900,  with 
degree  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  Oregon  bar 
in  1900;  admitted  to  the  California  bar  in 
July,  1901.  Married  to  Jessie  W.  Wagner,  of 
Ashland,  Oregon,  on  June  25,  1902.  Prac- 
ticed law  at  Medford  in  conjunction  with  the 
Jackson  County  Abstract  Company,  from  July, 
1905,  to  present  date.  Member  of  the  Crater 
Lake  and  Commercial  Clubs,  and  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America  fraternity. 

GEORGE  MELVIN  MILLER. 

Residence,  1151  Fairmount  boulevard;  office, 
Room  20,  McClung  block,  Eugene,  Oregon. 
Bom  in  Coburg,  Lane  County,  Oregon,  May 
17,  1853.  Son  of  Hulins  and  Margaret  M. 
(Witt)  Miller.  Married  to  Mrs.  Lischen  M. 
Cogswell-Kanoff,  May  25,  1885.  Attended 
Coburg  common  school  until  1871;  later  at 
Monmouth  College.  Taught  country  school 
in  Lane  County,  1872,  and  in  1874  took  six 
months'  course  in  University  of  Oregon,  at 
Eugene,  Oregon.  Read  law  during  winter 


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months  with  Joshua  J.  Walton,  working  on 
father's  farm  at  Coburg  during  spring  and 
summer  months.  Admitted  to  the  Oregon  bar 
in  1880.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in 
Independence,  Polk  County,  Oregon,  returning 
to  Coburg  farm  at  end  of  one  year.  February 
22,  1882,  opened  office  in  Eugene,  Oregon,  con- 
tinuing until  January,  1898,  when  he  went 
to  Alaska.  Was  admitted  to  Alaska  bar  and 
opened  office  at  Sitka.  Later  removed  to 
Juneau  and  combined  mining  with  law  and 
literature,  staking  claims  in  the  Porcupine 
mining  district  above  Hainos  Mission  on  ten- 
tative boundary  line  between  Alaska  and  Brit- 
is'h  Yukon  territory.  Practiced  in  Skagway 
for  one  year,  returning  to  Eugene,  Oregon,  in 
1902.  In  1907  retired  from  active  practice, 
devoting  time  to  industrial  development  of 
Lane  County,  Oregon.  Member  Presbyterian 
Church  since  1887.  Republican. 

MARTIN  E.   MILLER. 

Residence,  St.  Helens,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  January  18,  1875,  at  Goldendale,  Wash- 
ington. Son  of  George  W.  and  Manilla 
(Harper)  Miller.  Married  November  17,  1897, 
to  Estelle  Ashby.  Education  received  at  the 
public  schools  of  Goldendale.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1884,  and  attended  the  public  schools 
at  The  Dalles,  and  the  Wasco  Independent 
Academy.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Miller 


&  Stapleton,  at  Vancouver,  Washington.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  1905. 
Served  in  National  Guard  of  both  Oregon  and 
Washington.  Elected  Mayor  of  St.  Helens 
in  1909;  re-elected  in  April,  1910;  is  Deputy 
District  Attorney  for  Fifth  Judicial  District 
of  Oregon;  is  School  Director  at  St.  Helens. 
Member  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Foresters  of  America 


fraternities;  St.  Helens  Commercial  Club,  Ore- 
gon State  Bar  Association.  Republican. 

ROBERT   A.   MILLER. 

Residence,  670  Johnson  street;  office,  333 
Worcester  building,  Portland.  Born  near  Eu- 
gene, Oregon.  Son  of  James  Naper  Tandy 
and  Elizabeth  Ann  (Aubrey)  Miller.  Mar- 
ried to  Sarelia  W.  Grubbe,  September  11,  1893. 
Attended  Jacksonville  public  schonls,  and 
from  1874  to  1875  the  University  of  Pacific, 
at  San  Jose,  California.  Graduated  from 
Willamette  University,  Salem,  Oregon.  Re- 
ceived diploma  from  New  York  Chautauqua 
August  15,  1900.  Admitted  to  Oregon  State 
bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  March  7,  1887;  to  Su- 
preme Court  of  United  States,  May  10,  1893; 
to  United  States  District  Court  of  Oregon,  and 
United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Oregon,  No- 
vember 23,  1904.  Admitted  to  all  bureaus  of 
Interior  Department,  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
December  15,  1897.  Aide-de-Camp  to  Gov- 
ernor Pennoyer  six  years,  as  Lieutenant-Colo- 
nel. Representative  from  Jackson  County  in 
Legislatures  of  1887-89.  Candidate  for  Con- 
gress in  1890,  and  for  Presidential  Elector  in 
1892.  Register  United  States  Land  Office, 
Oregon  City,  Oregon,  1893-97.  Mason.  Demo- 
crat. 

EICHARD  WARD   MONTAGUE. 

Reside  nee,  351 
N.  Thirty  -  second 
street;  office,  727 
Chamber  of  Com- 
m  e  r  c  e  building, 
Port  land.  Born 
February  11,  1862, 
at  Charles  City, 
Iowa.  Son  of  John 
Vose  Wood  and 
Martha  Washing- 
ton (Jackson) 
M  o  n  tague.  Mar 
ried  to  Ellen 
Amelia  Barton, 
June  5,  1889.  Ed- 
ucated at  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Ma- 
son City,  I  o  w  a. 
Attended  the 

State  University  of  Iowa,  from  which  insti- 
tution he  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  B. 
in  1883,  and  the  following  year  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
in  Iowa  the  same  year.  Moved  to  Ore- 
gon in  August  of  1890,  and  in  October  of  the 
same  year  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Oregon.  Was  a  member  of 
the  Charter  Commissions  of  1901  and  1908;  a 
member  of  the  State  Conservation  Committee; 
member  of  the  University  Club  and  Beta 
Theta  Pi  fraternity;  a  Director  of  the  Port- 
land Library  Association;  President  Oregon 
Bar  Association,  1908;  author  of  Oregon  Di- 
gest, Vols.  1  to  43;  now  assisting  in  compila- 
tion of  Oregon  Codes  and  Statutes  under 


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Hon.   W.   P.   Lord,   Code   Commissioner.     Con- 
tinues practice  of  profession.     Democrat. 

EDWIN  LeROY  MINAE. 

Residence,  1170  East  Salmon  street;  office, 
520  Henry  building,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born 
June  27,  1886  at  Charles  City,  Floyd  County, 
Iowa.  Son  of  William  W.  and  Nellie  J. 
(Chambers)  Minar.  Received  his  education 
at  Sunnyside  Grammar  School;  graduated 
June,  1900;  attended  the  Portland  High 
School,  from  which  he  graduated  June,  1904. 
Attended  Law  Department  University  of  Or- 
egon, 1904-1906;  graduated  with  degree  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Salem,  Oregon,  July 
16,  1907.  Republican. 

HUGH  MONTGOMERY. 

Residence,  568  East  Main  street;  office,  901 
Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland.  Born 
January  5,  1882,  at  Greenville,  Connecticut. 
Son  or  Hugh  and  Anna  Elizabeth  (Roberts) 
Montgomery.  Married  January  5,  1910,  to 
Dorothy  Willson  Gill.  Educated  at  the  Wes- 
leyan  University,  Middleton,  Connecticut, 
1901-1903.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1905  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  in  October, 
1906.  Associated  with  the  firm  of  Platt.& 
Platt,  October,  1909,  to  date.  Republican. 

RALPH  ELMO  MOODY. 

Residence,  369  Aspon  street;  office,  409-410 
MjcKav  building,  Portland.  Born  August  27, 
1869,  at  The  Dalles,  Oregon.  Son  of  Zenas  F. 
and  Mary  (Stevenson)  Moody.  Married  No- 


of  LL.  B.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ore- 
gon at  Salem,  in  1888.  Prosecuting  Attorney 
for  Jefferson,  San  Juan,  Clallam  and  Island 
Counties,  Washington,  from  1890  to  1892; 
Chief  Clerk  of  the  House  of  Representatives 
of  Oregon  in  1895,  and  member  of  House  of 
Representatives  from  Multnomah  County  in 
1899.  Came  to  Portland  in  1893.  Republican. 

FRANK  A.  MOORE. 

Residence,  920  Oak  street;  office,  State- 
house,  Salem,  Oregon.  Born  November  5, 
1844,  at  Ellsworth,  Maine.  Son  of  Heard  L. 
and  Bathshaba  (Higgins)  Moore.  Married 
April  15,  1866,  to  Emma  Shuntaffer.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Maine,  and  later 
attended  the  Normal  Institute  at  Iowa  Falls, 
Iowa.  Was  elected  County  Superintendent  of 


12,  1890,  to  Beatrice  James.  Was  ed- 
ucated at  Willamette  University,  Salem,  Ore- 
gon, graduating  in  1885;  and  at  the  Albany 
Law  School,  graduating  in  1887  with  degree 


common  schools  of  Hardin  County,  Iowa,  in 
1871,  and  served  in  that  capacity  until  1875. 
Read  law  in  the  office  of  Lieutenant-Governor 
Enoch  W.  Eastman,  at  Eldora,  Iowa.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Iowa  in  1874.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1877,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  this  state  in  January,  1879.  His  first  prac- 
tice was  at  Eldora,  Iowa,  and  upon  first  com- 
ing to  Oregon  he  located  at  St.  Helens,  and 
practiced  there  unt;l  1884,  when  he  was  elected 
County  Judge  of  Columbia  County.  In  1888- 
1892  was  State  Senator  from  Columbia  Coun- 
ty. In  1892  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Su- 
preme Court,  and  removed  to  Salem  in  Au- 
gust of  that  year.  Since  January,  1909,  has 
been  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court,  and 
holds  that  office  to  date.  In  1900-1901  Grand 
Commander  of  the  Commandery,  K.  T.,  of 
Oregon;  1892,  Grand  Master  of  Grand  Lodge 
of  Oregon,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.;  33d  deg.  Mason  and 
member  of  B.  P.  0.  E.  fraternity  Republican. 


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CHARLES  ALLAN  MOORE. 

Residence,  1723  Valley  avenue;  office,  2104 
Court  street,  Baker  City.  Born  March  9, 
1864,  near  Edina,  Knox  County,  Missouri. 
Son  of  John  William  and  Edna  Frances 
(Payton)  Moore.  Married  December  30,  1897, 
to  Hattie  A.  Newbury.  Educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Knox  County,  Missouri,  Adair 
County,  Missouri,  and  Millville,  California, 
until  1878,  in  which  year  he  came  to  Oregon 
and  attended  public  schools  at  Lakeview.  En- 
tered the  State  University  at  Eugene  in  1884, 
and  attended  till  1887.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  C.  A.  Cogswell,  at  Lakeview,  Oregon, 
from  1887  to  1891,  when  he  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem.  Began  the  practice  of  his 
profession  alone,  at  Portland,  in  1891,  and 
continued  until  1893,  when  he  went  into  part- 
nership with  A.  W.  Johnston,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Moore  &  Johnston,  which  existed 
until  1897.  Continued  practicing  alone  until 
1901,  when  he  removed  to  Baker  City,  and 
continues  to  date.  Republican. 

WILLIS   S.   MOORE. 

Residence,  533  Belmont  street;  office,  403 
Corbett  building,  Portland.  Born  November 
13,  1869,  at  Dimick,  LaSalle  County,  Illinois. 
Son  of  Robert  and  Eliza  Jane  (McGlynn) 
Moore.  Married  October  21,  1906,  to  Edith 
E.  Krausse.  Educated  at  the  Northern  In- 
diana Normal  School  (now  Valparaiso  Uni- 
versity) 1888-1889-1893;  Ottawa,  Illinois,  Bus- 
iness University,  1890-91;  graduated  April  22, 
1891;  Northwestern  University  School  of 
Law,  Chicago,  1903-1906;  graduated  with  de- 
gree LL.  B.,  June  21,  1906.  Was  admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Springfield,  Illinois,  October  16, 
1906.  Was  associated  with  R.  K.  Welsh  in 
the  practice  of  law  at  Rockford,  Illinois,  from 
May,  1907,  to  September,  1908.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon November  1,  1908,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  November  17,  1908, 
since  which  time  he  has  practiced  his  profes- 
sion in  Portland.  Member  Masonic  Frater- 
nity. Republican. 

ELISHA  P.   MORCOM. 

Residence,  Woodburn,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  February  6,  1860,  at  Dodgeville,  Wis- 
consin. Son  of  John  and  Lucy  (Scourick) 
Morcom.  Married  in  1883  to  Libbie  M. 
Hooper.  Attended  public  and  high  schools  at 
Dodgeville,  Wisconsin,  graduating  from  the 
latter  in  1882.  Read  law  in  the  offices  of  J.  J. 
Hoskins,  Reese  &  Carter  and  Judge  Jenks, 
of  Dodgeville.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Min- 
nesota at  Duluth,  in  1891,  in  which  year  he 
came  to  Oregon,  and  was  admited  to  the  bar 
here  in  July,  1892.  Practiced  at  Woodburn 
until  1893  in  partnership  with  W.  H.  Johnson, 
when  he  withdrew  from  the  firm  and 
went  to  Silverton.  Returned  to  Woodburn 
in  1894,  and  formed  partnership  with  J.  C. 
Johnson,  which  existed  until  1898,  since  which 
time  he  has  practiced  alone.  Served  six 
years  in  O.  N.  G.  Was  Assistant  Postmaster 


at  Dodgeville,  Wis.,  from  1882  to  1887;  Town 
Commissioner  in  Minnesota,  in  1888  and  1889; 
Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Education  at  Tower, 


Minn.,  in  1889  and  1891;  was  City  Attorney 
at  Woodburn  for  eight  years.  Secretary 
Woodburu  Social  Club  and  President  of 
Woodburn  Commercial  Club,  at  present;  Di- 
rector and  Vive-President  Farmers  &  Me- 
chanics Bank  at  Woodburn;  Secretary  Wood 
burn  Orchard  Company,  and  Secretary  Red 
Jacket  Mining  Company.  Republican. 

MAX  MOREHEAD. 

Resid  e  n  c  e,  69 
N.  Twenty-fi  r  s  t 
street;  office,  315- 
16-17  Common- 
wealth  build  ing. 
Portland.  Born  in 
Newcastle,  Penn., 
April  22,  1868. 
Son  of  Harvey 
and  Martha  More- 
head.  Moved  to 
Pendle  ton,  Ore., 
in  1885,  and  en- 
gaged in  insur 
ance  and  real  es- 
tate business  until 
1905.  Admitted  to 
Oregon  State  bar 
May  1,  1905.  Oc- 
t  o  b  e  r  1,  1906, 

formed  partnership  in  law  with  Hon.  Grant  B. 
Dimick,  of  Oregon  City,  and  Samuel  T.  Rich- 
ardson, Dean  of  Oregon  Law  School;  same 
time  elected  Secretary  Oregon  Law  School, 
which  position  continues  to  date.  Member  of 
Masonic,  K.  of  P.  and  W.  O.  W.  fraternities. 


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191 


JULIUS  CAESAR  MOEELAND. 

Residence,  1397  State  street;  office,  State- 
house,  Salem,  Oregon.  Born  in  Smith  County, 
Tennessee,  June  10,  1844.  Son  of  Jesse  and 
Susan  (Robertson)  Moreland.  Came  to  Ore- 


Multnomah  County,  1908  to  date.  Member 
Oregon  Commandery,  Military  Order  Loyal 
Legion,  of  which  he  has  been  Recorder  and 


gon  in  1852.  Married  to  Abbie  B.  Kline,  July 
3,  1867.  He  received  his  early  education  in 
the  common  schools,  and  latter  attended  Port- 
land Academy,  of  Portland,  Oregon,  graduat- 
ing in  1865.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Wash- 
ington Territory,  March  11,  1867;  Idaho 
Territory,  July  6,  1867;  Oregon,  1869;  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  1898. 
Councilman  of  Portland,  Oregon,  1872-75;  City 
Attorney  of  Portland  in  1877-81;  County 
Judge  of  Multnomah  County,  1885-86,  1890-94; 
Clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon,  June, 
1907.  December,  1868-1874  in  partnership 
with  John  F.  Caples.  Member  Masonic  Fra- 
ternity. Republican. 

ROBERT  GRAVES  MORROW. 

Office,  County  Courthouse,  Portland,  Oregon 
Born  Decembei-  11,  1861,  at  Detroit,  Michi- 
gan. Son  of  Henry  Andrew  and  Isabella 
(Graves)  Morrow.  His  early  education  re- 
ceived in  public  schools  in  Niles,  Michigan; 
at  St.  John's  Military  Academy,  Little  Rock, 
Ark.,  1876  to  1877;  at  Ann  Arbor  High 
School,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  1878  and  1879; 
University  of  Michigan,  1879-1883,  graduating 
with  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Oregon  in  1885,  having  come  to  this  state 
two  years  before.  Read  law  in  the  office  of 
George  H.  Williams  (Williams,  .'Durham  & 
Thompson).  Reporter  of  Oregon  Supreme 
Court,  1892  to  1908,  during  which  period  he 
edited  and  superintended  publication  of  Vol- 
umes 23-49,  Oregon  Reports.  Circuit  Judge 


Commander;  Chairman  Judiciary  Committee 
Grand  Lodge  of  Oregon,  K.  of  P.,  and  Su- 
preme Superintendent  of  fraternal  insurance 
order  United  Artisans.  Member  University 
Club,  of  Portland;  Delta  Upsilon  Society  and 
honorary  member  Phi  Alpha  Delta  law  fra- 
ternity. Republican. 

THOMAS  MILTON  MORRIS. 

Residence,  387  Third  street;  office,  711 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born  April 

1,  1879,    in    Virginia.     Son   of   Isaac    N.    and 
Malinda  E.  (Ramey)  Morris.     Graduated  from 
Blackfoot  High  School,  Blackfoot,  Idaho.  May 

2,  1902.     Attended  the   University   of   Idaho, 
1902    and    1903,    and    Whitman    College,    at 
Walla  Walla,  Washington,  1903-4.     Moved  to 
Oregon   in    1905.     Entered   the   University   of 
Oregon,    and    graduated    therefrom    in    1907. 
Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  on 
June   12,   1907.     Republican. 

GUSTAVAS    C.    MOSER. 

Residence,  358  Thirteenth  street;  office,  402- 
405  Swetland  building,  Portland.  Born  No- 
vember 15,  1870,  at  Alma,  Wisconsin.  Son  of 
Fred  and  Anna  (Arne)  Moser.  Married  July 
20,  J898,  to  S.  Meta  Keats.  Educated  in 
the  common  schools  of  Buffalo  County,  Wis- 
consin, and  high  school  at  Mondovi,  Wiscon- 
sin, and  at  the  Northern  Indiana  Normal 
School  and  College,  at  Valparaiso,  Indiana. 
Taught  school  in  Wisconsin  from  1886  to  1889. 
Removed  to  Oregon  June  1,  1891.  Read  law 
with  W.  M.  Gregory,  from  1891  to  1894. 
Served  three  years  a?  a  non-commissioned  of- 


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ficer  in  Company  F,  Third  Begiment,  Oregon 
National  Guards.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Oregon,  June  1,  1894,  and  has  practiced  his 
profession  in  Portland  ever  since.  Chief  Dep- 


uty District  Attorney  for  Multnomah  County 
from   1904   to   1908.  'Life   member  of  the  M. 

A.  A.  C.;  member  Portland  Commercial  Club; 

B.  P.    O.   E.    (of   which   fraternity   he   is   the 
Exalted  Buler),  Past  Grand  Chancellor  of  the 
K.  of  P.     Eepublican. 

DAVID  N.  MOSESSOHN. 


Born  January  1,  1883.  Son  of  X.  and  Ther- 
esa Mosessohn.  Married  July  9,  1905,  to 
Henrietta  Minna  Lerner.  Educated  at  the 
public  schools  of  Texas,  California  and  Ore- 
gon, graduating  from  the  Portland  High 
School  in  1900.  Attended  the  University  of 
Oregon  Law  School,  graduating  in  1902  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Sa- 
lem in  1902,  and  commenced  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  Portland  in  partnership  with 
his  father,  N.  Mosessohn,  under  the  firm  name 
Mosessohn  &  Mosessohn,  which  continues  to 
date.  Admitted  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  in  1902,  and  to  the  bar 
of  the  State  of  California  in  1909.  In  1903, 
with  his  brother,  he  'started  The  Jewish 
Tribune  in  Portland.  In  1904  took  charge  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  Bulletin,  a  month- 
ly, becoming  editor,  and  later  publisher  there- 
of. In  1907  was  member  Executive  Commit- 
tee, Eepublican  Central  Committee.  In  1908 
was  sppointed  Assistant  District  Attorney. 
Member  Commercial  Club,  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, Oregon  State  Bar  Association,  Ameri- 
can-Jewish Historical  Society,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
K.  of  P.,  Eoyal  Arcanum  and  B'nai  B'rith 
fraternities.  Bepublican. 

MOSES   MOSESSOHN. 

Eesidence,  776  Johnson  street;  office,  610 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  August  17,  1884.  Son  of  K  and  Theresa 


Eesidence,    776   Johnson    street;    office,    616 
Chamber    of    Commerce    building,    Portland. 


Mosessohn.  Educated  at  the  public  schools 
of  Texas,  California  and  Oregon,  graduating 
from  the  Portland  High  School  in  1901.  At 
tended  University  of  Oregon  Law  School  and 
graduated  in  1905,  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  1905,  and  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
in  1907.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Mosessohn  & 


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Mosessohn.  Member  I.  O.  B.  B.,  Eoyal  Ar- 
canum, and  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternities.  As- 
sistant Secretary  Portland  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce. Eepublican. 

NEHEMIAH  MOSESSOHN. 

Besidence,  776  Johnson  street;  office,  616 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born  April 
10,  1851.  Married  August  28,  1881,  to  Ther- 
esa Nissenson.  Education:  LL.  D.,  TJuiver 
sity  of  Odessa,  1869;  D.  D.  Rabbinical  Semi- 
nary, 1873;  'Doctor  Philology,  University  of 
St.  Petersburg,  1876;  LL.  B.,  University  of 


Oregon,  1902.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem 
June,  1902,  and  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of 
California  in  1903;  to  the  United  States  Cir- 
cuit and  District  Courts  in  1902.  Practiced 
law  in  Eussia  twelve  years.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  law  in  Portland,  alone,  in  1902, 
and  subsequently  formed  partnership  with  his 
two  sons,  under  the  firm  name  Mosessohn  & 
Mosessohn,  which  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber B'nai  B'rith,  O.  B.  A.,  and  W.  O.  W. 
fraternities.  National  Director  Jewish  Con- 
sumptive Relief  Society,  of  Denver;  "Rabbi 
Jewish  Congregations,  1887-1902,  when  he 
commenced  the  practice  of  law.  Editor  Tho 
Jewish  Tribune;  Associate  Editor  Hebrew  En- 
cyclopedia. Eepublican. 

ARTHUR  I.  MOULTON. 
Eesidence,  523  East  Davis  street;  office, 
623  Lumbermens  building,  Portland.  Born 
October  22,  1886,  at  Buxton,  Kansas.  Mar- 
ried October  11,  1908,  to  Emma  C.  Kershaw. 
Graduated  from  the  public  schools  at  Weston, 
Oregon,  in  1901,  and  for  the  next  three  years 
attended  normal  school  at  the  same  place, 
but  did  not  graduate.  Entered  law  office  of 


S.  P.  and  C.  C.  Gose,  at  Walla  Walla,  Wash., 
in  November,  1904.  Studied  law  and  did 
court  reporting  until  January,  1908,  when  he 
removed  to  Portland,  Oregon,  and  continued 
the  study  of  law.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Oregon  in  June,  1908,  at  Salem.  Practiced 
in  Portland  in  association  with  A.  W.  Laf- 
ferty  from  that  time  until  October  1,  1909, 
at  which  time  he  entered  the  office  of  Graham, 
Cleeton  &  Davis,  of  which  firm  he  is  now 
junior  partner. 

CLARENCE  E.  MOULTON. 

Eeside  nee,  786 
Irving  street;  of- 
fice, 915  Board 
of  Trade  building, 
P  o  r  tl  a  n  d.  Born 
August  12,  1866, 
in  Washi  n  g  t  o  n, 
D.  C.  Son  of  Ho- 
sea  B.  and  Annie 
fPeese)  Moulton. 
Mar  r  i  e  d  Decem- 
ber 4,  1889,  to 
Jennie  Drury.  Be 
ceived  his  early 
education  in  the 
public  school  and 
by  private  tuition. 
Later  att  ended 
Hunt's  Academy, 
Georgetown  Uni- 
versity, D.  C.,  graduating  in  June,  1888,  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  from  the  above  univer- 
sity. Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court,  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  June 
20,  1888,  and  the  same  year  to  the  "United 
States  District  Court  for  Territory  of  Wash- 
ington, at  Tacoma,  Washington;  May  13,  1891, 
to  the  Supreme  Court,  State  of  Washington, 
at  Olympia,  and  February  19,  1906,  Supreme 
Court  of  Oregon  at  Salem;  October  13,  1908, 
to  United  States  District  and  Circuit 
Court  of  Oregon,  at  Portland.  In  1887  and 
1888  was  Assistant  Marshal  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  United  States  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
and  resigned  to  come  West  with  Justice  Field. 
Was  land  attorney  for  N.  P.  Ey.  Co.  for  Wash- 
ington, Oregon  and  Idaho  from  1888  to  1905, 
when  he  resigned  to  engage  in  practice  in 
Portland,  since  which  time  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Moulton  &  Scobey. 
Was  private  secretary  to  late  Justice  Stephen 
J.  Field,  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
and  accompanied  him  on  his  circuit  in  Oregon 
and  California  in  the  summer  of  1888,  and 
then  decided  to  locate  at  Tacoma,  Washing- 
ton. Member  of  Eepublican  Club  and  the 
Commercial  Club,  Masonic,  Elks  and  W.  O.  W. 
fraternities.  Eepublican. 

ORVILLE  BUYLAND  MOUNT. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Baker  City,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Silverton,  Oregon,  August  4,  1871. 
Son  of  Henry  Duckwall  and  Eebecca  (Stev- 
ens) Mount.  Married  to  Elsie  L.  Johnson, 


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December  10,  1902.  Attended  public  schools 
until  1898;  Monmouth  Normal  School,  1898- 
1891,  graduating  in  business  course;  Univer- 
sity of  Oregon,  1891-1893.  From  1894  to 


1897,  studied  law  in  office  of  brother,  Wallace 
Mount,  at  Sprague,  Wash.,  who  is  now  Jus- 
tice of  Supreme  Court  of  Washington.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  November 
27,  1897.  Member  of  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  and 
I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternities.  Republican. 

FRANK  MOTTER. 

Reside  n  c  e,  881 
E.  Flanders  street; 
office  209-10  Com- 
mercial build  i  n  g, 
Portland.  Born  in 
St.  Joseph,  Mo., 
November  14,  '57. 
Son  of  John  L 
and  Helen  M. 
(Dunlop)  Motter. 
Came  to  Oregon 
in  1889.  Married 
Adah  M.  Fi.sh- 
b  u  r  n,  April  15, 
1901.  Educate-!  hi 
public  schools  of 
Maryland  and 
Pennsy  1  v  a  n  i  a. 
Graduated  from 
Franklin  &  Mar- 
shall College,  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania,  in 
1877,  with  degree  of  A.  B. ;  graduated 
from  Law  Department,  University  of  Or- 
egon, 1895,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1895,  and 
commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Portland 
in  partnership  with  S.  C.  Spencer  and  J.  L. 
Colby,  continuing  until  1896,  when  the  firm 


was  changed  to  Spencer  &  Motter,  which 
partnership  continued  to  1899;  practicing 
alone  since.  Reading  Clerk  Oregon  State 
Senate  since  1899.  Secretary  Portland  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce,  1890  to  1896.  Commodore 
Naval  Reserves  of  Oregon,  1894.  Member  of 
W.  O.  W.  Republican. 

ALBERT  W.  MUELLER. 

Residence  and  office,  St.  Helens,  Oregon. 
Born  February  21,  1878,  at  New  Ulm,  Min- 
nesota. Son  of  Matthias  and  Mary  (Brunner) 
Mueller.  Married  to  Alice  L.  Pendergast. 
Early  education  received  at  common  and  high 
schools  of  New  Ulm,  Minnesota,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1896.  Entered  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota  and  graduated  in  1902  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  In  1908  received  from  same 
University  the  degree  of  LL.  M.  Admitted 
to  practice  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  Minne- 
£bta,  and  the  United  States  District  and  Cir- 
cuit Courts  in  1902,  and  practiced  at  Wabasa, 
Minnesota,  until  1906,  when  he  removed  to 
Minneapolis  and  practiced  there  three  years. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  November,  1909,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  this  state 
February  1,  1910.  Member  of  the  New  Ulm, 
Minnesota,  Cadets  in  1894-95,  and  of  Com- 
pany A,  Second  Regiment,  Minnesota  Na- 
tional Guard;  Corporal  in  Company  A,  Span- 
ish War,  Twelfth  Minnesota  Volunteers. 
Member  of  K.  of  C.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Span- 
ish-American War  Veterans.  Republican. 

FREDERICK  WILLIAM  MULKEY. 

Residence,  Arlington  Club;  office,  21  Mul- 
key  building,  Portland.  Born  January  6, 


1874,  in  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  of  Marion 
Francis  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Porter)  Mulkey. 
Attended  the  Portland  public  schools  and 


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graduated  from  the  University  of  Oregon  in 
1896,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.,  later  attending 
the  New  York  Law  School,  New  York  City, 
and  graduating  from  there  in  1899.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  June,  1898,  since  which 
date  he  has  continued  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession.  Member  of  Portland  City 
Council,  1900-1902,  and  acted  as  President  of 
that  body  the  last  year  of  his  term.  Chair 
man  of  Oregon  Tax  Commission.  Elected  to 
the  United  States  'Senate  January,  1907. 
Member  of  the  Arlington,  'Commercial,  Uni- 
versity, Waverly  Golf  Club,  M.  A.  A.  C.,  all 
of  Portland;  Union  Club,  of  Tacoma,  Wash- 
ington; Lotus  Club,  of  New  York;  the  Cos- 
mos Club,  of  Washington,  D.  iC.;  the  America  i 
Bar  .A  ssociaiton,  Oregon  Bar  Association,  and 
American  Political  Science  Association.  Re- 
publican. 

JOHN   CHARLES   MULLEN. 

Residence,  Springfield,  Oregon;  office,  I.  O. 
O.  F.  Temple.  Born  at  Fairplay,  Colorado, 
January  19,  1878.  Son  of  Jonathan  W.  and 
Ellen  (Sullivan)  Mullen.  Entered  the  public 
school  at  Roseburg,  Oregon,  later  attending 
the  Mt.  Angel  College,  at  Mt.  Angel,  Oregon 


Desirous  of  securing  a  course  in  law,  he  fol- 
lowed various  employments  and  attended  night 
school  with  this  object  in  view,  and  entering 
the  Oregon  Law  School,  pursued  the  study  of 
law,  graduating  from  said  institution  in  1908, 
Being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  that  year,  he 
associated  himself  with  the  firm  of  Richard- 
son, Dimick  &  Morehead,  where  he  remained 
until  moving  to  the  City  of  Springfield,  where 
he  opened  an  office  by  himself,  and  follows  a 
general  practice  to  date.  In  1910  ap- 
pointed City  Recorder  of  Springfield,  Ore- 
gon, which  office  he  now  holds.  Secretary  of 


the  Commercial  Club,  of  Springfield,  Oregon, 
and  member  of  the  Foresters,  Maccabees, 
Modern  Maccabees  fraternities,  and  the 
Grange  of  Oregon.  Republican. 

MICHAEL  G.  MUNLY. 

Reside  nee,  440 
East  Nineteenth 
street  North;  of- 
fice, 405  Wells- 
Fargo  buil  ding, 
Por  1 1  a  n  d.  Born 
September  22, 
1854,  in  Carbon- 
dale,  Lackawanna 
County,  Pa.  Sou 
of  Michael  and 
Bridget  (McHale) 
Munly.  Marr  i  e  d 
June  21,  1890,  to 
Mary  Nixon.  Re- 
ceived his  early 
education  at  the 
public  schools  of 
his  native  town, 
and  for  a  period 

of  eight  years  was  principal  of  one  of  the 
public  schools  of  the  City  of  Scranton,  Penn- 
sylvania. Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Scranton, 
Pennsylvania,  in  1882,  and  to  the  bar  of  Ore- 
gon in  1883.  Moved  to  the  State  of  Oregon 
in  August,  1882,  and  was  appointed  Deputy 
City  Attorney  of  Portland  in  1891;  appointed 
Circuit  Judge  Fourth  Judicial  'District  of 
Oregon  in  1893.  Member  of  the  Artisans, 
Knights  of  Columbus,  Oregon  Historical  As- 
sociation. Editor  of  the  Catholic  Sentinel, 
the  official  newspaper  of  the  Catholic  arch- 
diocese of  Oregon,  for  four  years,  from  1886 
to  1890.  Was  one  of  the  delegates  of  the 
State  of  Oregon  to  the  National  Congress  on 
Uniform  Divorce  Laws  held  in  Washington 
and  Philadelphia,  in  1906.  Represented 
Alaska  and  Oregon  in  the  third  International 
Congress  of  Fisheries  held  in  Washington, 
D.  C.,  in  September,  1908.  Democrat. 

MILLER  MURDOCH. 

Residence,  724  Multnomah  street;  office, 
823-825  Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Ontario,  Canada.  Educated  at  Col- 
legiate Institute,  Collingwood,  Canada,  Os- 
good  Hall  and  Toronto  University,  finishing 
there  in  1890.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  On- 
tario, Canada,  in  1890.  Came  to  the  Pacific 
Coast  the  same  year,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  the  State  of  Washington.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1894,  arid  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  this  state.  Member  of  Commercial  Club, 
Portland.  Republican. 

CREED  W.  MULLINS. 

Residence,  Astoria,  Oregon;  office,  367 
Commercial  street.  Born  February  27,  1884, 
at  Flat  Gap,  Virginia.  Son  of  James  A.  and 
Margaret  L.  (Purkey)  Mullins.  Educated  at 
the  public  schools  at  Flat  Gap,  Virginia,  at 


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the  high  School,  Wise,  Virginia,  at  the  Clint- 
wood  Normal  College,  Clintwood,  Virginia. 
Studied  law  with  Bond  &  Bruce  at  Wise,  Vir- 
ginia. Came  to  Oregon  in  1906,  and  studied 
law  in  the  office  of  John  H.  &  A.  M.  Smith 


at  Astoria,  for  three  years.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem  June  9,  1909,  since  when  he  has 
practiced  his  profession  alone  at  Astoria. 
Served  three  years  in  Coast  Artillery  of  U. 
S.  A.,  and  received  honorable  discharge.  Mem- 
ber Redmen.  Democrat. 

WILLIAM  A.  MUNLY. 

Residence,  1171 
Clinton  street;  of- 
fice, 738  Chamber 
of  Commerce 
building,  Portland. 
Born  May  29, 
1863,  at  Carbon- 
dale,  Pa.  Son  of 
Michael  and  Brid- 
get (  M  c  H  a  1  e  ) 
Muni  y.  Married 
August  21,  1891, 
to  Elizabeth  B. 
Buckenmeyer.  Ed- 
ucated in  public 
schools  of  Carbon- 
d  a  1  e,  Pa.,  and 
grad  u  a  t  e  d  from 
the  high  school  in 
that  city  in  1878. 

Afterward  took  private  studies  and  for  three 
years  was  principal  of  the  school  at  Olyphant, 
Pennsylvania,  which  position  he  held  until 
leaving  for  Oregon  in  1883.  Was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  by  the  Supreme  Court 
in  October  term,  1894,  having  studied  law 
with  Attorney-General  George  E.  Chamber- 


lain. Served  eight  years  as  private  secretary 
for  Governor  Sylvester  Pennoyer,  of  Oregon 
(from  1887  to  1895)  and  three  years  as  Assist- 
ant Postmaster  of  Portland,  under  E.  C. 
Protzman,  Postmaster,  in  1896  to  1898.  In 
earlier  days  engaged  in  newspaper  work  and 
was  city  editor  of  The  Daily  Standard,  of 
Portland,  in  1885.  Member  of  Knights  of 
Columbus.  Democrat. 

ARTHUR  ALBAN  MURPHY. 
Residence,  475  Holladay  avenue;  office.  335 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  February  8,  1886,  at  Portland,  Oregon. 
Sou  of  Dan  R.  and  Caroline  V.  (Kennedy) 
Murphy.  Educated  at  the  public  and  high 
school  of  Portland,  graduating  in  1904.  At- 
tended Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  University,  from 
1904  to  1908.  graduating  in  that  year  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Oregon  at  Salem,  October  8, 
1908.  and  practiced  in  the  office  of  Murphy 
Brodie  &  Swett  from  that  time  until  January 
1,  1910.  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
W.  F.  Eastham  under  the  firm  name  of  East- 
ham  &  Murphy,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  Phi  Delta  Phi 
fraternities.  Republican. 

CHESTER  GRIFFIN  MURPHY. 

Residence,  701  Xorthrup  street;  office,  401-2 
Fenton  building,  Portland.  Born  February  3, 
1876,  at  Salem,  Oregon.  Son  of  John  Joseph 
and  Elizabeth  C.  (Lister)  Murphy.  Prepared 


for  college  at  the  Salem  public  schools,  1886 
1894,  and  three  years  at  Willamette  Univer 
sity,  1894-1896;  1896  entered  the  Leland 
Stanford,  Jr.,  University,  graduating  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1900.  Attended 
Harvard  Law  School,  1901-1902,  and  received 


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the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  Stanford,  1903.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  Oregon  bar  October,  1902,  and 
began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Port- 
land as  assistant  to  William  D.  Fenton,  with 
whom  he  remained  until  March,  1905,  since 
which  date  he  has  practiced  his  profession 
alone.  He  operates  two  ranches  in  the  Wil- 
lamette Valley — a  stock  ranch  at  Woodburn 
and  a  hop  ranch  at  Salem.  In  1905  was  ap- 
pointed Eeferee  in  Bankruptcy  by  Judge 
Charles  E.  Wolverton,  Judge  United  States 
District  Court,  Fourth  District  of  Oregon,  and 
continues  to  hold  that  office.  Member  Uni- 
versity Club,  Waverly  Golf  Club,  M.  A.  A.  C. 
and  the  Kock  Island  Club.  Eepublican. 

CHARLES   PATRICK   MURPHY. 

Eesidence,  2675  Church  street;  office,  Court- 
house, Baker  City.  Born  September  2,  1868, 
at  Liverpool,  England.  Son  of  Charles  N. 
and  Annie  (Keating)  Murphy.  Married 
June  14,  1899,  to  Margaret  D.  Klein.  At- 
tended St.  Anthony's  Public  Elementary 
School,  followed  by  course  in  St.  Francis 
Xavier's  College,  Liverpool.  Taught  in  pub- 
lic schools  of  Liverpool  three  years,  and  came 
to  Minnesota  in  1888.  Admitted  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Minnesota  in  1900;  practiced 
law  in  Duluth,  Minnesota,  until  1903,  when  he 
removed  to  Oregon  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  this  state  in  December,  1904.  Served 
term  in  Minnesota  National  Guard.  Demo- 
crat. 

DAN  R.  MURPHY. 

Eesidence,  475  Holladay  avenue;  office,  521- 
525  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born 
April  16,  1860,  at  Champoeg,  Oregon.  Son 
of  Matthew  O'C.  and  Ellen  (Costello)  Mur- 
phy. Married  in  1885  to  Caroline  V.  Ken- 
nedy. Educated  at  the  public  school  at  St. 
Paul,  Oregon,  and  St.  Mary's  College,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  1878-1881,  graduating  with  a 
B.  S.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
in  October,  1886.  Has  been  in  continuous 
practice  of  his  profession  since.  Now  senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  Murphy,  Brodie  & 
Swett.  Chairman  of  Democratic  State  Cen- 
tral Committee,  1892  to  1894;  United  States 
Attorney  for  Oregon,  1893-1897.  Eepublican. 

WILLIAM   SCOTT   NASH. 

Eesidence,  Hobart-Curtis  Hotel;  office,  610- 
611  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Oregon.  Born  in  Mansfield,  Illinois,  April  15, 
1878.  Son  of  Jesse  and  Martha  E.  (McKel- 
lup)  Nash.  Attended  public  and  high  schools 
at  Mansfield,  Illinois,  Valparaiso  College,  Val- 
paraiso, Indiana,  receiving  degree  of  B.  S. 
August,  1901.  Eeceived  degree  of  LL.  B. 
from  University  of  Michigan,  June  22,  1905. 
Moved  to  Oregon  June  1,  1907,  and  admitted 
to  Oregon  bar  in  June,  1907,  and  continues 
his  practice  to  date.  Eepublican. 

PORTER  J.  NEFF. 

Eesidence,  16  Belmont  avenue;  office  18 
D'Anjon  street,  Medford.  Born  at  Bushnell 


Illinois,  September  13,  1871.  Son  of  John 
and  Mary  (Porter)  Neff.  Married  October 
19,  1895,  to  Isaben  Neff.  Attended  public 
schools  at  Bushnell  and  the  University  of 
Minnesota,  graduating  therefrom  in  1892  with 
B.  L.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Minne- 
sota in  1892.  Practiced  at  Minneapolis  and 
at  Duluth,  Minnesota,  from  1892  to  1908,  when 
he  removed  to  Oregon  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  this  state  in  that  year.  Democrat. 

OSCAR  ALMAMAN  NEAL. 
Eeside  nee,  936 
E.  Couch  street; 
office,  631  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce 
building,  Portland, 
Oregon.  Born  in 
Hood  Eiver,  Was- 
co  County,  Oregon, 
October  11,  1870. 
Son  of  Jesse  and 
Lucy  M.  (Bead) 
Neal.  Married  to 
Margaret  J.  Sin- 
clair, February  18, 
1902.  Att  e  n  d  e  d 
public  school  at 
Hood  Eiver,  Ore., 
and  gr  a  d  u  a  t  e  cl 
from  public  school 
at  Turner,  Oregon. 
1890;  University  of  Oregon,  at  Portland,  1897 
to  1899,  graduating  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  bar  of  Oregon  June  12.  1899; 
United  States  District  Court  of  Oregon,  May 
23,  1901;  United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Ore- 
gon, August  30,  1907,  and  United  States  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  Appeals  for  Ninth  Circuit,  Sep- 
tember 21,  1908.  Commenced  practicing  law 
in  the  office  of  A.  King  Wilson,  in  1906.  form- 
ing partnership  which  still  continues.  Mem- 
ber of  Oregon  National  Guard  three  years; 
member  Phi  Delta  Phi;  Portland  Eepublican 
Club.  Eepublican. 

SJUR  P.  NESS. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Eugene,  Oregon.  Born 
in  Lyster,  Norway,  January  15,  1871.  Son 
of  Peder  S.  and  Ingeborg  (Talsater)  Ness. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1902.  Married  Mary  S. 
Watson,  November  26,  1903.  Eeceived  early 
education  in  country  school,  later  taking  a 
course  in  Beeman's  Business  College,  Eed 
Wing,  Minnesota.  Studied  while  teaching 
country  school.  'Graduated  from  the  Law  De- 
partment, University  of  Minnesota,  Minneap- 
olis, in  1902.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ore- 
gon in  October,  1902.  Associated  with  Hon. 
J.  J.  Walton  from  October,  1902,  till  Novem- 
ber, 1909,  at  which  time  the  firm  was  dis- 
solved, and  has  since  practiced  alone.  Mem- 
ber of  State  Militia  in  Minnesota  for  two 
years;  member  of  I.  O.  O.  F.  Eepublican. 

SYLVESTER   A.   NEWBERRY. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Pendleton,  Oregon. 
Born  December  7,  1868,  at  Burlington,  Wis- 


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consin.  Son  of  Frank  and  B.  (Runklc) 
Newberry.  Married  July  1,  1891,  to  Sara  A. 
Wheeler.  Attended  Northwestern  Law  School 
at  Ch;cago,  Illinois,  graduating  in  1878  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Attended  Hamilton  Univer- 
sity, Minnesota,  1883  to  1885,  inclusive.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Pendleton  in  May,  1894. 
Democrat. 

WILLIAM  SPENCER  NEWBURY. 
Residence  2222  B  street;  office,  1909  Court 
avenue,  Baker  City,  Oregon.  Born  in  Ripley, 
New  York,  September  19,  1834.  Son  of  John 
A.  and  Louisa  (Spencer)  Newbury.  Married 
to  Miss  Alzina  Taylor,  October  12,  1860,  at 
Madison,  Wisconsin.  Attended  the  common 
schools  at  Ripley,  N.  Y.,  until  1850;  later 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  Senator  John  W. 
Davis,  Fox  Lake,  Wisconsin,  and  later  took  a 
course  at  the  Commercial  College  at  Madison. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Humboldt,  Kansas,  in 
1865.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1870,  and  admitted 
to  Oregon  State  bar  in  1874.  First  Lieuten- 
ant Eighth  Kansas  Volunteer  Infantry,  1861; 
Postmaster  from  1861  to  1864  of  lola,  Kansas, 
and  Mayor  of  lola,  Kansas,  in  1870;  member 
of  G.  A.  R.  and  Loyal  Legion  of  America; 
was  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Portland  from  1877 
to  1879.  Republican. 

N.    MONROE    NEWPORT. 

Residence,  Lebanon;  office,  same.  Born  in 
Buffalo,  Mo.,  March  12,  1864.  Son  of  John 
D.  and  Harriet  N.  (Bennet)  Newport.  Came 


to  Oregon  March  14,  1880.  Married  Emma 
Retta  Cougill  June  5,  1895.  Attended  public 
schools  at  Hillsboro,  Oregon.  Graduated 
from  Willamette  University,  Salem,  Oregon, 
classical  course,  with  degree  of  A.  B.,  1890, 
and  Law  Department,  with  degree  of  LL.  B., 


1893.  Studied  law  in  office  of  Attorney-Gen- 
eral D.  R.  N.  Blackburn,  of  Albany;  was  law 
partner  with  Judge  J.  J.  Whitney,  in  Albany, 
Oregon,  for  six  years.  Admitted  to  bar  at 
Salem,  Oregon,  June,  1893.  Candidate  for 
County  Judge,  Linn  County,  Oregon,  1904; 
elected  City  Attorney  of  Albany,  1895,  and 
in  1907  elected  City  Attorney  for  Lebanon, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  Alumni 
Association,  Willamette  University;  member 
of  I.  O.  O.  F.,  A.  O.  U.  W.  and  Maccabees 
fraternities;  Lebanon  Development  League, 
Albany  Alco  Club  and  Business  Men 's 
League  of  Lebanon.  Republican. 

HORACE  BROWN  NICHOLAS. 

Residence,  372  Fourteenth  street;  office,  715 
Oregonian  building,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born 
September  27,  1850,  in  Davis  County,  Mis 
souri.  Son  of  Peter  Marks  and  Tabitha  A. 
(Splawn)  Nicholas.  Married  in  1878  to  Kate 
Hunsaker.  Received  his  education  at  the 
common  schools  in  Washington  County,  Ore 
gon.  Came  to  this  state  in  1864.  Was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  Novem 
ber,  1875,  and  has  continued  the  active  prac 
tice  of  his  profession.  Member  of  the  Port 
land  Common  Council,  1891-92;  member  Ken- 
tucky Klick  and  Sons  of  American  Revolu 
tion.  Democrat. 

JAMES   HOWE   NICHOLS. 

Residence  and  office,  Baker  City.  Born 
July  12,  1883,  at  Lima,  La  Grange  County, 
Indiana.  'Son  of  Drusus  Burnell  and  Jennie 
Louise  (Shipman)  Nichols.  Attended  Lima 
school  until  12  years  of  age,  then  entered 
Howe  Academy,  where  he  remained  until  15 
years  of  age,  then  re-entered  Lima  High 
School,  and  graduated  therefrom  in  1901.  En- 
tered the  University  of  Michigan  in  the  fall 
of  that  year,  and  spent  one  year  in  the  Liter- 
ary Department,  following  it  by  a  course  in 
the  Law  Department  of  the  same  university, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  June,  1905,  with 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Indiana  in  April,  1905,  to  the  bar  of 
Michigan  in  June,  1905.  to  the  bar  of  Ore- 
gon, temporarily,  in  November,  1905,  and 
permanently  in  May,  1907.  Located  at  Baker 
City  in  1905,  and  formed  partnership  with 
C.  A.  Robertson,  under  the  firm  name  of  Rob 
erfrson  &  Nichols,  which  lasted  until  June, 
1906,  at  which  time  he  entered  the  offices  of 
Hart  &  Smith,  B'iker  City.  On  the  election 
of  Mr.  Smith  to  the  bench,  he  formed  partner 
ship  with  J.  N.  Hart,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Hart  &  Nichols,  which  continues  to 
date.  Elected  Police  Judge  and  Auditor  of 
Baker  City  in  November,  1908.  President  of 
the  University  of  Michigan  Democratic  Club 
in  1904.  Democrat. 

OAK  NOLAN. 

Residence  and  office,  Tillamook,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Tillamook,  Oregon,  September  25, 
1870.  Son  of  John  H.  and  Margaret  E. 


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(Jenkins)  Nolan.  Attended  public  schools  in 
Tillamook  County,  Oregon,  1874  to  1890.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  June  13, 
1907.  Eepublican. 

GEORGE  NOLAND. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Klamath  Falls,  Ore- 
gon. Born  near  Creswell,  Oregon,  October 
24,  1857.  Son  of  Pleasant  Calvin  and  Linna 
Jane  (Stewart)  Noland.  Married  to  Lottie 
Goodell,  December  19,  1888.  Attended  com- 
mon schools  at  Creswell  and  Eugene,  Oregon, 
and  Arnold's  Academy,  at  Eugene.  Entered 
University  of  Oregon,  October,  1876,  graduat- 
ing in  1882  with  degree  of  A.  B.,  later  re- 
ceiving degree  A.  M.  Read  law  in  office  of 


Judge  Charles  Fitch,  of  Eugene;  about  eight 
months  prior  to  this  in  the  office  of  G.  W. 
Barnes,  of  Prineville.  Admitted  to  bar  at 
Salem,  October,  1882.  Began  the  practice  of 
law  at  Prineville,  Oregon,  January,  1883,  in 
partnership  with  George  W.  Barnes.  Re 
moved  to  Astoria,  Oregon,  February,  1884, 
practicing  there  until  April,  1907.  For  a 
time  with  George  A.  Dorris  and  later  with 
C.  E.  Clomson,  and  later  with  Eichard  Shaw 
Smith.  Since  1907  at  Klamath  Falls,  Oregon, 
where  he  was  in  partnership  with  E.  S.  Dick 
until  he  was  appointed  Circuit  Judge  by  Gov- 
ernor Chamberlain,  September  1,  1908,  to 
January,  1911;  City  Attorney  for  Astoria 
from  1884  to  1889.  Member  of  Masonic,  K. 
of  P.  and  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  fra- 
ternities. For  several  years  was  Pilot  Com- 
missioner for  the  Columbia  and  Willamette 
Eivers.  Democrat. 

ALBIN  WALTER  NORBLAD. 

Eesidence,   739  Franklin  avenue;   office,  3-4 
Page     building,     Astoria,     Oregon.     Born     at 


Malmo,  Sweden,  March  19,  1881.  Son  of 
Peter  and  Bessie  (Anderson)  Norblad.  Came 
to  the  United  States  when  two  years  of  age, 
settling  in  Grand  Eapids,  Michigan,-  where  he 
attended  the  common  schools  until  he  was 
twelve  years  of  age.  Took  an  academic 
course  in  the  Chicago  Seminary  of  Sciences  for 
a  four  years'  term,  then  to  the  Northwestern 
University  an:l  Harvey  Medical  College, 
where  he  completed  a  special  course,  then  en- 
tering the  Chicago  Law  School,  graduating 
from  the  same  with  degree  of  LL.  B.,  June, 
1905.  He  removed  to  Grand  Eapids,  Mich- 
igan, being  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Lansing, 
Michigan,  in  April,  the  same  year;  moving  to 
Escanaba,  Michigan,  forming  a  partnership 
with  Judd  Yelland,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Yelland  &  Norblad;  appointed  Acting  Pros- 
cuting  Attorney  of  Delta  County,  Michigan, 
which  position  he  held  from  1905  to  1908. 
Moved  to  Astoria,  Oregon,  March,  1909,  form- 
ing a  partnership  with  G.  A.  Hemple,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Norblad  &  Hemple,  which 
partnership  exists  to  date.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Oregon  at  Salem,  Oregon,  April  7,  1909; 
to  the  United  States  Supreme  Court,  Decem- 
ber 10,  1909;  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts.  December  15,  1909.  Served  in 
the  First  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry  and  in 
the  Second  Division,  Second  Battalion,  Mich- 
igan Naval  Brigade.  Member  of  the  Phi 
Alpha  Delta  Law  Fraternity,  K.  of  P.,  Elks, 
Odd  Fellows,  Woodmen  and  Masonic  fraterni- 
ties; former  Secretary  Escanaba  Business 
Men's  Association;  is  now  President  of  the 
Astoria  'Chamber  of  'Commerce. 

HENRY  HALL  NORTHUP. 

Eeside  nee,  599 
Elizab  e  t  h  street; 
office,  Washington 
building,  Portland. 
Born  February  27, 
1839,  at  Cheshire, 
Berkshire  County, 
Mass.  Son  of  1s- 
a  a  c  Wood  and 
Maria  (Brown) 
Northup.  Married 
September  14, 
1869,  to  Lydia  B. 
Harkness.  Educat- 
ed in  the  common 
schools  of  Massa- 
chusetts,  and 
grad  u  a  t  e  d  from 
the  Massachusetts 
Normal  School  in 

1860.  Graduated  from  the  Law  Department 
of  Columbian  (now  George  Washington)  Uni- 
versity, at  Washington,  D.  C.,  in  June,  1868, 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Washington,  D.  C.,  in  June,  1868.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  1871,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  this  state  in  October  of  that 
year,  and  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  in  1889.  Member  of  the  First  Iowa 


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Infantry,  and  of  Massachusetts  Infantry  dur- 
ing Civil  War.  Register  in  Bankruptcy  for 
District  and  State  of  Oregon,  1873  to  1878; 
member  Oregon  Legislature  1889-1893;  Coun- 
ty Judge  Multnomah  County,  1894  to  1898. 
Republican. 

HARRY  E.  NORTHUP. 

Residence,  641  Montgomery  Drive;  office, 
room  40  Washington  building,  Portland.  Born 
in  Portland,  January  9,  1874.  Son  of  Henry 
H.  and  Lydia  (Harkness)  Northup.  Married 
February  20,  1902,  to  Virgilia  Cooper.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Portland,  and 
graduated  from  the  high  school  in  June  of 
1894.  Attended  the  Law  Department  of  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon,  1895  to  1897,  and  received 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Salem,  Oregon,  in  June,  1_897,  and  formed 
partnership  with  C.  H.  Gilbert  the  same  year, 
which  continued  until  dissolution  in  1899. 
Was  appointed  Clerk  of  United  States  Land 
Office,  The  Dalles,  Oregon,  April  1,  1899,  and 
resigned  in  April,  19u4,  when  he  came  to 
Portland  to  practice  his  profession  in  part- 
nership with  his  father,  H.  H.  Northup,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Northup  &  Northup.  Served 
term  in  Oregon  Legislature  of  1907  as  Repre 
sentative  from  Multnomah  County.  Repub 
lican. 

HARRY  D.  NORTON. 

Residence  and  office,  Grants  Pass,  Oregon. 
Born  at  'Stilman  Valley,  Illinois,  February  17, 
1866.  Son  of  Henry  B.  and  Marian  (Good- 
rich) Norton.  Educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  California.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of 
L.  Bilyeu,  Eugene,  Oregon.  Admitted  to  bar 
Miarch  6,  1893,  in  Oregon,  and  opened  law  of- 
fice at  Eugene,  Oregon,  and  practiced  there 
until  1899,  then  removed  to  Grants  Pass,  Ore- 
gon, where  he  has  followed  his  profession 
to  date.  Elected  to  the  Senate  to  represent 
the  Seventh  Senatorial  District  of  Oregon  in 
1909.  Member  of  the  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  I.  O.  O. 
F.,  K.  of  P.  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities,  and 
the  Commercial  Club  of  Grants  Pass.  Dem- 
ocrat. 

THOMAS   O'DAY. 

Residence,  213  West  Park  street;  office, 
321  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  July  4,  1852,  at  Goshen,  Connecticut. 
Son  of  Daniel  and  Catherine  (Welch)  O'Day. 
Married  November  8,  1882,  to  Agnes  Earl. 
Early  education  received  at  the  public  schools 
of  Illinois,  and  his  legal  training  at  the  State 
University  of  Iowa,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1877  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Iowa  in  June,  1877,  and 
commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  the  fall  of 
that  year  at  Bedford,  Iowa,  in  association 
with  Hon.  H.  M.  Grimes.  In  1879  moved 
to  Nebraska  and  practiced  there  until  the 
fall  of  1889,  when  he  came  to  Oregon  and 
opened  law  office  in  Portland.  Was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1889.  Was  Circuit 
Judge,  appointed  1908,  and  retired  1909. 
Member  Commercial  Club.  Democrat. 


MARK   O'NEILL. 

Reside  nee,  600 
Fourth  street;  of- 
fice, 615  Chamber 
of  Commerce, 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Born  May  !l7, 
1856,  at  Maysville, 
Kentucky.  Son  of 
Michael  and  Ho- 
no  r  i  a  (Mannion) 
O'Neill.  Marr  i  e  d 
October  19,  1896, 
to  Annie  L.  Fahie. 
Received  his  early 
education  at  the 
public  schools  in 
the  State  of  Ohio, 
up  to  1877.  Admit- 
ted to  the  bar  of 
the  State  of  Ohio 

September  3,  3879,  by  the  District  Court. 
Mover!  to  Oregon  1888.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Oregon.  Member  of  Mazama  and  Oregon 
Historical  Societies.  Democrat. 

ROBERT    J.    O'NEIL. 

Residence,  635  Broadway;  office  717  Board 
of  Trade  building,  Portland.  Born  August 
19,  1872,  at  Portland,  Oregon.  Educated  at 
the  public  and  high  schools  of  Portland,  grad- 
uating in  1891,  and  at  Leland  Stanford,  Jr., 
University,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1897 
with  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  October,  1897. 
Member  M.  A.  A.  C.  and  University  Club. 
Republican. 

TURNER  OLIVER. 


Residence,   1408   Fourth  street;   office,  Som- 
mer  block,  La  Grande.     Born  May  7,  1860,  in 


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Marion  County,  Iowa.  Son  of  Hiram  Wesley 
and  Julia  Ann  (McCaleb)  Oliver.  Married 
November  12,  1890,  to  Anna  McDonald.  Came 
to  Oregon  at  the  age  of  four  years  with  his 
parents,  and  received  his  early  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Union  County,  until 
1878.  Taught  school,  1878-1880.  Attended 
Blue  Mountain  University,  at  La  Grande,  in 
1880-1882,  and  the  University  of  Oregon  1882- 
1884.  Was  Superintendent  of  Schools  at 
Union,  1885  and  1886;  Deputy  Clerk  of  Union 
County,  1886-1890;  County  Clerk,  Union  Coun- 
ty, 1890-1894;  merchant  at  La  Grande,  1894 
to  1899.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Pendleton 
in  1899,  and  later  in  Federal  Courts,  and  has 
since  practiced  law  at  La  Grande.  Organized 
La  Grande  Commercial  Club  in  1895.  Was 
elected  State  Senator  for  Union  and  Wallowa 
Counties,  1908.  Member  Masonic  and  Knights 
of  Pythias  fraternities.  Democrat. 

MARTIN   L.    OLMSTEAD. 

Residence  and  office,  Baker  City,  Oregon. 
Born  September  29,  1842,  in  the  State  of  New 
York.  Married  in  1866  to  Celia  E.  East.  Ed- 
ucated at  Wildman  Collegiate  Institute,  Ba- 
tavia,  New  York,  at  Eochester  University, 
Rochester,  New  York,  and  at  the  Albany  Law 
School,  Albany,  New  York,  from  which  insti- 
tution he  received  LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  York  State  in 
1867,  and  to  the  courts  of  Iowa  and  Nebraska 
in  1868.  Was  admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Oregon  in  1876.  Was  Lieutenant-Colonel 
U.  S.  Volunteers  and  is  Past  Commandant  of 
G.  A.  R.  Was  Circuit  Judge  Sixth  Judicial 
District  of  Oregon.  Republican. 

CONRAD  PATRICK  OLSON. 

Reside  nee,  69 
N.  Twenty  -  fi  r  s  t 
street;  office  439- 
441  Chamber  of 
Comme  r  c  e  build- 
ing, Portland. 
Born  in  Clay 
Banks,  Wisconsin, 
September  4,  1882. 
Son  of  August  and 
Mary  (Finan)  Ol- 
son. Attended 
Stevens  Point  Nor- 
mal -School,  Wis- 
consin, 1904,  and 
University  of  Wis- 
consin, 1909,  re- 
ceiving degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Wis- 
consin at  Madison,  June  22,  1909.  Came  to 
Portland,  Oregon,  September  4,  1909,  and  ad- 
mitted to  Oregon  bar  September  14,  1909. 
Member  Phi  Alpha  Delta  law  fraternity.  Re- 
publican. 

FREDERICK  LEE  OLSON. 

Residence,  311  Crosby  street;  office,  507 
Worcester  building,  Portland.  Born  Septem- 


ber 5,  1867,  at  Florence,  Douglas  County,  Ne- 
braska. Son  of  Hans  and  Kaisa  (Nilsdotter) 
Olson.  Married  August  28,  1900,  to  Minnie 
A.  Reed.  Early  education  received  at  the 
public  schools  of  Mt.  Zion  and  Mt.  Tabor, 
Oregon;  at  Lyle,  Washington,  and  at  Portland 


High  School,  Portland,  Oregon.  Graduated 
from  the  Law  Department  of  the  University 
of  Oregon  in  1894.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
the  State  of  Oregon  in  1894.  Member  Com- 
pany I,  O.  N.  G.,  enlisting  March  16,  1894, 
and  serving  one  term  of  three  years.  Elected 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  East  Portland  District, 
June,  1906;  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace,  Port- 
land District,  June,  1908.  Republican. 

ALBERT  NEWTON  ORCUTT. 

Residence,  205  South  Main  street;  office, 
Douglas  National  Bank  building,  Roseburg, 
Oregon.  Born  in  Delmar,  Iowa,  February  13, 
1878.  Son  of  Julius  H.  and  Emma  J.  (Wade) 
Orcutt.  Married  to  Dora  Franklin  Page,  Sep- 
tember 3,  1902.  Graduate  of  Waterloo,  Iowa, 
High  School,  1894,  and  Waterloo,  Iowa,  Busi- 
ness College,  1895;  Cornell  College,  Ph.  B., 
1900.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Mullen  & 
Pickett,  in  Waterloo,  Iowa,  for  two  years. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1901,  and  admitted  to  bar 
at  Salem,  Oregon,  1904,  forming  partnership 
with  J.  C.  Fullerton,  Roseburg,  Oregon,  which 
continues  to  date.  Professor  of  History, 
State  Normal  School,  Drain,  Oregon,  1901-03. 
Member  American  Historical  Association,  I. 
0.  O.  F.,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  B.  P.  O.  E.  Repub- 
lican. 

CHARLES.  H.  PAGE. 

Residence,  Imperial  Hotel;  office, .107  Sher- 
lock building,  Portland.     Born  March  8,  1852,- 
in      Albemarle      County,     Virginia.     Son      of 


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Charles  Henry  and  Gabriel  Sophia  Penn 
(Crawford)  Page.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1868. 
Received  his  education  at  private  school, 
Edge  Hill,  Albermarle  County,  Virginia. 
Teacher,  Thomas  Jefferson,  Eandolph  Taylor. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  January, 


1879,  and  has  since  practiced  his  profession — 
until  1908  in  Astoria,  Oregon,  and  since  that 
time  in  Portland.  Was  Major  on  staff  of 
Governor  L.  F.  Grover,  Oregon  State  MilTtia, 
1874  to  1878.  Collector  of  Customs,  District 
of  Oregon,  1903-1908;  County  Judge  Clatsop 
County  for  four  years,  1886  to  1891;  Local 
Agent  for  Land  Board,  Clatsop  County,  1873- 
1908;  Mayor  of  Astoria,  1888-1890;  Pilot  Com- 
missioner, State  of  Oregon,  1891  to  1893; 
Referee  in  Bankruptcy,  United  States,  1898- 
1909;  Police  Commissioner  City  of  Astoria, 
1905-1909.  Member  Arlington  Club.  Inde- 
pendent in  Politics. 

JOSEPH    HENRY    PAGE. 

Residence,  446  Third  street;  office  701-704 
Chamber  of  Commerce  bui'ding.  Born  Octo- 
ber 6,  1878,  at  Seward,  Nebraska.  Son  of 
Henry  Clay  and  Belle  (Norvall)  Page.  Mar- 
ried October  29,  1907,  to  Cleopatra  Smyth. 
Graduated  from  the  high  school  at  Vancouver, 
Washington,  and  from  S.anford  University, 
California,  in  1903.,  with  degree  of  A.  B.  Ad 
mitted  to  the  bar  of  California  in  1903,  and 
the  following  year  came  to  the  State  of  Ore- 
gon and  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  Deputy 
District  Attorney  under  Judge  George  J. 
Cameron,  1908  to  date.  Member  Phi  Delta 
Phi  fraternity.  Republican. 

ALPHEUS  WELLINGTON  PARSHLEY. 

Residence,  315  East  Thirty-third  street;  of- 
fice,   425-426    Worcester    building,    Portland. 


Born  in  Portland,  Oregon,  November  18,  1884. 
Son  of  Wellington  Wadsworth  and  Martha 
(Wilson)  Parshley.  Attended  and  graduated 
from  Portland  public  schools  in  1899;  Port- 
land High  School,  1904;  Law  Department 
University  of  Oregon,  1906,  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in 
1906.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law,  asso- 
ciated with  H.  Yanckw'ch.  Republican. 

BEAMER  S.  PAGTJE. 
Reside  nee,  789 
Pettygrove  street; 
office,  515  Orego 
nian  b  u  il  d  i  n  g. 
Por  1 1  a  n  d.  Born 
December  9,  1862, 
in  Carlisle,  Penn- 
sylvania. Son  of 
Samuel  A.  and 
Rebecca  Ann 
(Culver)  Pague. 
Marr  i  e  d  Decem- 
ber 24,  1884,  to 
Al  i  ce  T.  Lan- 
phear.  Attend  e  d 
the  high  school  at 
Carlisle,  Pa.,  and 
graduated  in  the 
c-lass  of  1897;  at- 
tended prepara- 
tory school  of  Dickinson  College,  in  1880; 
student  at  Dickinson  College,  Carlisle,  Pa., 
1880-1882;  graduated  from  the  School  of  In 
struction,  United  States  Weather  Bureau, 
Arlington,  Virginia,  June  class,  1882;  assigned 
to  Oregon,  May,  1886,  and  attended  the  Law 
School,  University  of  Oregon,  graduating  in 
the  class  of  1893  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
In  1898  received  from  the  same  university 
degree  of  A.  M.,  after  submitting  a  thesis. 
Admitted  by  Supreme  Court,  State  of  Oregon, 
at  Salem,  June  7,  1893;  by  United  States  Dis- 
trict Court  of  Oregon,  April  21,  1903,  and  by 
the  Circuit  Court  of  Oregon  on  the  same  date. 
Served  as  private,  Company  G,  Eighth  Regi 
ment,  Pennsylvania  National  Guard,  1879 
1881,  and  Captain  of  Company  A,  Third  Regi- 
ment, Oregon  National  Guard,  1886.  Mem- 
ber of  United  States  Weather  Bureau  from 
January,  1882,  to  February,  1903,  when  lie 
resigned,  having  advanced  to  grade  of  Fore 
cast  Official,  the  second  highest  grade  in  the 
bureau.  Regent  of  Oregon  Agricultural  Col- 
lege, 1898  to  1900;  member  American  Associa- 
tion for  the  Advancement  of  Science;  Past 
President  of  Oregon  Academy  of  Science; 
Past  Master  Columbia  Lodge,  No.  114,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.,  Portland,  Oregon.  Republican. 

WOODSON  L.   PATTERSON. 

Residence  and  office,  Baker  City,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Tillamook  County,  Oregon,  June  2, 
1877.  Son  of  Joel  and  Cordelia  A.  (Porter) 
Patterson.  Married  to  Mildred  Linville, 
June  18,  1903.  Attended  public  schools  of 
Douglas  County,  and  at  Empire  City,  Oregon; 


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graduated  from  Oregon  Agricultural  College 
at  Corvallis,  June,  1899,  with  degree  of  B.  S. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Pendleton,  Oregon, 
May,  1902,  and  since  practiced  law  in  Baker 
City,  Oregon.  Republican. 

ELLIS    M.    PALMER. 

Residence,  1105 
North  Liberty 
street;  office,  345 
State  street,  Sa- 
lem, Oregon.  Born 
February  11,  1852, 
in  New  York 
State.  Son  of 
Alexander  F.  and 
Sarah  Jane  (Milli- 
man)  Palmer. 
Married  January 
1,  1880,  to  Ella  S. 
Lewis.  Attended 
the  public  schools 
of  Iowa  and  later 
Iowa  State  Uni- 
versity, Law  De- 
partment, at  Iowa 
City,  Iowa,  grad 

uating  therefrom  in  June,  1886,  with  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Iowa 
Supreme  Court  in  1886,  and  to  the  United 
States  District  Court  of  the  Southern  District 
of  Iowa,  same  date.  Removed  to  Nebraska  in 
1886,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  that  state.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  at  Holdredge,  Nebraska,  in  partnership 
with  Hiram  K.  Evans,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Palmer  &  Evans,  which  continued  for  one 
year.  Moved  to  Oregon  in  1892,  and  com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Sa- 
lem, being  admitted  to  the  bar  of  that  state 
in  1896.  Member  of  Masonic  fraternity.  Re- 
publican. 

VINE  WILLS  PEAECE. 
Residence,  Me 
Minnv  i  1 1  e,  Ore.; 
o  ffi  c  e,  Mc-Minn- 
ville  National 
Bank  bui  1  d  i  n  g, 
Born  August  19, 
1863,  at  Eola, 
Polk  County,  Ore. 
Son  of  Thomas 
and  Naomi  (Liver- 
m  o  r  e)  P  e  a  r  c  e. 
Married  Janu  a  r  y 
11,  1890,  to  Phosa 
E.  Goodrich.  Dur- 
ing childhood  and 
until  about  sixteen 
years  of  age  at- 
tended the  "Pop- 
corn" school- 
house,  about  four 

miles  west  of  Salem,  Oregon.  Took  business 
course  in  Capital  Business  College,  at  Salem, 
Oregon,  in  1893.  Read  law  at  night  while 
pursuing  other  employment.  Admitted  to  the 


bar  at  Salem  in  October,  1906,  and  has  since 
practiced  alone  at  McMinnville;  Justice  of 
the  Peace  at  North  Yamhill  for  four  years; 
County  Judge  of  Yamhill  County,  by  appoint- 
ment, April  to  July,  1906;  City  Recorder  of 
McMinnville,  and  is  now  holding  this  office 
for  the  third  term;  member  of  McMinnville 
School  Board;  member  Masonic  and  W.  O.  W. 
fraternities.  (Democrat. 

JOEL  N.  PEARCY. 

Residence,  340  Montgomery  street;  office, 
708  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born  in 
Portland,  Oregon,  March  30,  1860.  Son  of 
Nathan  and  Frances  A.  (Knight)  Pearcy. 
Married  to  Matilda  Pike  in  1888.  Graduated 
from  Portland  High  School,  1876,  and  from 
Oregon  University,  1879,  with  degree  of  A.  B., 
receiving  degree  A.  M.  in  1882.  Admitted  to 
bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  October,  1882;  practiced 
law  in  Portland  until  1887;  in  Kelso,  Wash- 
ington, until  1899;  again  in  Portland  from 
1899  to  date.  Democrat. 

CASSIUS  REUBEN  PECK. 

Residence,  Marshfield,  Oregon;  office,  First 
Trust  &  Savings  Bank  building.  Born  July 
1,  1880,  at  Brookfield,  Vermont.  Son  of  Cas- 
sius  and  Luna  A.  (Sprague)  Peck.  Married 
June  3,  1903,  to  Lillian  L.  Valentine.  At- 
tended the  public  and  high  schools  of  Burling- 
ton, Vermont,  and  graduated  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Vermont  with  A.  B.  degree.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Vermont  in  August,  1904; 
to  the  bar  of  Oklahoma  Territory  in  1905,  and 
of  Oklahoma  State  in  1908.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  April,  1909,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  this  state  in  that  month.  Member  Masonic 
fraternity.  Republican. 

DAVID   A.   PEPP. 

Reside  nee,  234 
Porter  street;  of- 
fice, 926-927  Board 
of  Trade  building, 
Por  1 1  a  n  d.  Born 
August  15,  1885, 
at  Philadelp  h  i  a, 
Pa.  Son  of  Abra- 
ham and  Sarah 
(R  o  v  e  n  )  Pepp. 
Marr  i  e  d  October 
10,  1909,  to  Ida  F. 
Nemiro.  Early  ed- 
ucation recei  v  e  d 
at  the  common 
school  of  Philadel- 
p  h  i  a,  the  high 
s  c  h'o  o  1,  and  the 
University  of 
Penn\  sylvania, 

both  in  the  same  city.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Maryland  in  January,  1908,  and  to  the  bar 
of  Oregon  March  30,  1909.  Came  to  Oregon 
to  reside  in  March,  1909,  and  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Gruber  &  Pepp.  Member 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


McKean  Law  Club  and  Modern  Woodmen  of 
the  World.     Eepublican. 

EDWIN  H.  PEERY. 

Residence,  Mount  Tabor;  office,  626-627 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born  in 
G'rundy  County,  Missouri,  July  27,  1856.  Son 
of  George  C.  and  Ruth  J.  (Kirk)  Peery.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  1886.  Married  to  Patti  Yates 
December  26,  1900.  Graduate  of  Grand  River 
College,  Missouri,  with  degree  of  A.  B.,  1876; 
Missouri  State  University,  Law  Department, 
B.  L.,  1881;  Columbia  University  (now  Wash- 
ington University)  Law  School,  degree  M.  L., 
1896.  Admitted  to  Supreme  Court  of  Cali- 
fornia, 1883;  of  Oregon,  1886;  Supreme  Court 
United  States,  April  7,  1887.  Law  Clerk  with 
United  States  Treasury  Department,  1895  to 
1903,  and  with  United  States  Reclamtaion 
Service,  1903  to  1907.  Assistant  Attorney 
United  States  Provisional  Government  of 
Cuba,  1907-1909.  Resumed  practice  in  Port- 
land, Oregon,  April,  1909.  Member  Masonic 
fraternity.  Democrat. 

CAELTON  LEE  PEPPER. 

Residence,  The  Dalles,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  November  18,  1876,  at  Shenandoh,  Iowa. 
Son  of  Thomas  D.  and  Ellen  M.  (Hunt)  Pep- 
per. Married  September  22,  1902,  to  Grace 
Clarkson.  Attended  high  school  at  Piano,  Illi- 
nois, until  21  years  old,  then  took  commercial 
course  at  Metropolitan  Business  College  in 
Chicago.  Took  three-year  law  course  at  Chi- 
cago-Kent College  of  Law,  being  in  the  Law 
Department  of  Lake  Forest  University,  and 
graduating  in  1905  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Passed 
bar  examination  in  Illinois,  in  June,  1905, 
and  received  license  to  practice.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1906,  and  was  admitted  to  practice 
here  in  December  of  that  year.  Practiced  in 
Chicago  from  time  of  his  graduation  until  he 
removed  to  Oregon,  and  in  Portland,  Oregon, 
until  1907,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced 
at  The  Dalles.  Served  six  years  in  the  militia 
of  the  State  of  Illinois,  and  in  Spanish-Ameri- 
can War.  Member  M.  W.  A.  and  K.  of  P. 
fraternities.  Republican. 

GEORGE  JEFFERSON  PERKINS. 

Residence,  St.  Johns,  Oregon;  office,  304-5-6 
Lewis  building,  Portland.  Born  September 
14,  1876,  in  Lee  County,  Alabama.  Son  of 
Benjamin  Franklin  and  Emma  (McCoy)  Per- 
kins. Married  May  7,  1908,  to  Gertrude  May 
Timms.  Attended  the  high  school  at  Not 
asulga,  Macon  County,  Alabama,  and  later 
the  Massey  Business  College,  at  Columbus, 
Georgia,  taking  a  course  in  bookkeeping  and 
shorthand,  and  procured  position  as  stenog- 
rapher and  clerk  in  Southern  Railway  shops 
in  that  city  before  graduating,  so  did  not 
complete  required  course.  Moved  to  Oregon 
in  May,  1902.  In  1903-4  he  attended  the  Law 
Department,  University  of  Oregon,  and  grad- 
uated from  same  in  class  of  1904.  From  No- 
vember, 1905,  until  October,  1909,  was  asso- 
ciated with  the  firm  of  Platt  &  Platt,  Port- 


land, at  the  same  time  maintaining  an  inde- 
pendent law  office  at  St.  Johns,  Oregon.  Upon 
resigning  from  this  firm  he  continued  the  ac- 
tive practice  of  his  profess'on  alone.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Portland  Commercial  Club  and 
Secretary  of  St.  Johns  Commercial  Club. 

JAMES  BRITTON  PERRY. 

Residence,  Pendleton,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  August  16,  1861,  at  Princeton,  Mercer 
County,  Missouri.  (Son  of  Morris  and  Mary 
Ann  A.  (Girdner)  Perry.  Married  June  14, 
1885,  to  Jessie  Lucy  Stansfield.  Education 
received  at  .the  public  schools  of  Mercer  Coun- 
ty, Missouri,  and  the  high  school  at  Princeton, 
Missouri.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1882,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  May, 
1902.  Democrat. 

SAMUEL  DAVIDSON  PETERSON. 

Residence,  Milton,  Oregon;  office  rooms  4-5 
Odd  Fellows  Temple.  Born  January  12,  1875, 
at  Relief,  Mitchell  County,  North  Carolina. 
Son  of  Solomon  and  Mary  Jane  (Tipton) 
Pete:  son.  Married  October  22,  1907,  to  Luella 


E.  Robey.  Was  educated  in  public  schools 
of  North  Carolina;  at  Bowman  Academy, 
Bakersville,  North  Carolina;  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Kentucky,  Lexington,  Kentucky;  and 
at  Wake  Forest  Law  School,  Wake  Forest, 
North  Carolina.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
North  Carolina,  February  4,  1901.  Practiced 
at  Bakersville,  N.  C.,  until  1904,  during  which 
time  he  was  Mayor  of  Bakersville  and  County 
Attorney  of  Mitchell  County.  Then  removed 
to  Oregon,  in  January,  1905,  and  formed  part- 
nership with  Wm.  M.  Peterson,  with  offices 
at  Pendleton  and  Milton.  This  partnership 
was  dissolved  in  February,  1908.  Was  elected 
City  Attorney  of  Milton  in  December,  1908, 


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holding  the  office  two  terms — his  second  term 
being  still  in  effect.  President  of  Milton 
Commercial  Club.  Member  Masonic,  K.  of  P. 
and  Odd  Fellows  fraternities.  Eepublican. 

WILL  M.  PETERSON. 

Residence,  305  Lincoln  street;  office,  3-4 
Smith-Crawford  building,  Pendleton.  Born  in 
Yancey  County,  North  Carolina,  November  2, 
1874.  Son  of  Moses  W.  and  Cordelia  (Bay) 
Peterson.  Married  to  Eva  McDonald,  of 
Walla  Walla,  Washington,  October  24,  1904. 
Attended  Peterson  Academy,  Day  Book,  North 
Carolina;  Burnsville  Academy,  Burnsville, 
North  Carolina;  Washington  College,  Tennes- 
see; Wake  Forest  College,  North  Carolina. 


ried  to  Cora  Margaret  Hart,  November  27. 
1889.  Attended  the  public  schools  and  Wasco 
Independent  Academy  at  The  Dalles,  Oregon. 
Graduated  from  Law  Department,  University 
of  Michigan,  Ann  Arbor,  June,  1894,  with 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 


Read  law  under  Judge  Kirkpatrick,  at  Jones 
boro,  Tennessee.  Completed  law  course  at 
Wake  Forest  Law  School,  in  North  Carolina. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Jonesboro,  Tennessee, 
August  20,  1900;  in  North  Carolina,  1901. 
Came  to  Oregon,  August,  1901,  and  admitted 
to  Oregon  bar  in  1902;  United  States  Circuit 
Court  for  District  of  Oregon,  1906;  Unite! 
States  District  Court,  1910.  In  partnership 
with  Samuel  Frederick  Wilson,  with  offices 
at  Athena  and  Pendleton,  under  firm  name 
of  Peterson  &  Wilson,  1907  to  date.  Chair- 
man of  Umatilla  County  Democratic  Central 
Committee.  Member  Pendleton  Commercial 
Club  and  Wenaha  Club,  of  Pendleton;  K.  of 
P.,  Masonic  fraternity,  Royal  Arch.  Demo- 
crat. 

GILBERT  W.  PHELPS. 

Residence,  203  Washington  street;  office, 
Smith-Crawford  building,  Pendleton.  Born  in 
Mansfield,  Pennsylvania,  January  19,  1872. 
Son  of  Charles  Walter  -and  Catherine  (Whit- 
aker)  Phelps.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1875.  Mar- 


Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  June  1,  1894;  to  the 
Oregon  State  bar,  1894.  Practiced  at  The 
Dalles,  Oregon,  until  1897,  moved  to  Heppner 
Oregon,  and  formed  partnership  with  Hon. 
W.  R.  Ellis,  which  continued  until  1900.  In 
1905  moved  to  Pendleton,  Oregon,  and  asso- 
ciated with  John  McCourt.  Elected  Joint 
Representative,  Umatilla  and  Morrow  Coun- 
ties, in  1902,  and  District  Attorney,  Sixth 
Judicial  District,  in  1904  and  1908.  Repub- 
lican. 

WILLIAM  ESTILL  PHIPPS. 
Residence,  1313  Riverside  avenue;  office, 
rooms  1-2  Stewart  building,  Medford,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Alleghany  County,  North  Carolina, 
August  2,  1868.  Son  of  A.  B.  and  Margaret 
Ann  (Cox)  Phipps.  Married  to  Clara  Rader, 
October  27,  1909.  Attended  public  schools 
and  State  Normal  School  at  Athens,  West 
Virginia;  Carson  College,  Tennessee,  and  Hi- 
wassee  College,  Tennessee.  Taught  school 
several  years.  Came  to  Oregon  in  July,  1893, 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  June,  1898, 
since  practicing  law  in  Jackson  County,  Ore- 
gon. City  Attorney  of  Medford,  Oregon, 
1901-1903;  of  Ashland,  Oregon,  1904-1905. 
Democrat. 

SAMUEL  HATCH  PIERCE. 

Residence,  791  East  Taylor  street;  office, 
810  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Ellington,  New  York,  August  10, 
1879.  Son  of  Charles  L.  and  Garetta  E. 
(Hatch)  Pierce.  Attended  common  and  high 


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schools  in  Erie,  Pennsylvania,  until  1899,  and 
graduated  from  Stanford  University,  Califor- 
nia, in  1908,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1908.  Admitted  to  the  California 
bar  in  1907,  and  to  the  Oregon  State  bar  in 
January,  1909.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Ever- 
son  &  Pierce.  'Member  of  Masonic  frater- 
nity. Republican. 

GEORGE    A.    PIPES. 

Residence,  East  Ninth  and  Siskiyou  streets; 
office,  810  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland. 
Born  October  21,  1881,  at  Independence  Ore- 
gon. Son  of  Martin  L.  and  Mary  (Skip- 
worth)  Pipes.  Attended  Portland  High 
School  and  graduated  in  1900.  Studied  law 
in  the  office  of  Martin  L.  Pipes,  in  Portland, 
until  1903,  in  June  of  which  year  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon.  The  following 
September  began  the  practice  of  law  at  Eu- 
gene, Oregon,  in  partnership  with  his  brother, 
John  M.  Pipes,  the  same  continuing  until  Jan- 
uary, 3909,  when  he  removed  to  Portland  and 
entered  the  office  of  his  father,  Martin  L. 
Pipes,  and  is  now  practicing  in  this  city.  Re- 
publican. 

MARTIN    L.    PIPES. 

Residence,  East 
Ninth  street;  of- 
fice 810  Chamber 
of  Commerce 
building,  Portland. 
Born  Septe  m  b  e  r 
21,  1850,  at  Ascen- 
sion Parish,  Louis- 
iana. Son  of  John 
and  Harriet  Pos 
tell  (Shaffer) 
Pipes.  Married  No- 
vember 1,  1874,  to 
Mary  C.  Skip- 
worth.  Educ  a  t  e  d 
in  private  schools 
in  Louisiana,  and 
graduated  at 
Louisiana  State 
University  at  Ba- 
ton Rouge,  Louisiana,  with  degree  of  B.  A. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1875,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  in 
1881.  Practiced  law  in  Polk  County  from 
that  time  until  1884;  in  Corvallis,  Ben- 
ton  County,  from  1884  to  1890,  and  came  to 
Portland  in  1892,  practicing  here  from  thai 
time  to  date.  Member  of  House,  Legislative 
Assembly,  1880;  Judge  Circuit  Court.  Second 
District,  from  1890-1892;  member  of  faculty, 
Law  Department,  'State  University  of  Oregon, 
lecturer  on  contracts.  Member  Commercial 
Club  and  Elks  Club.  Republican. 

THOMAS  PITTENGER. 

Residence,  323  Graham  avenue;  office,  245^ 
Morrison  street,  Portland.  Born  April  5, 
1852,  at  Spencer,  Medina  County,  Ohio.  Son 
of  John  S.  and  Mary  (Carver)  Pittenger. 
Married  August  17,  1876,  to  Stella  E.  Daugh- 


erty.  Early  education  received  at  public 
schools  of  Ohio,  and  finished  at  Lodi  Acad- 
emy, Lodi,  Ohio.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1873 
and  studied  law  with  Thomas  H.  Tongue,  al 
Hillsboro,  and  later  with  Hill,  Dunham  & 
Thompson,  at  Portland.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem  in  1875.  Was  County  Treasurer  of 
Washington  County,  Oregon.  Republican. 

HARRISON  GRAY  PLATT. 

Residence,  211  East  Fifty-fifth  street;  office, 
901-900  Board  of  Trade  build'ng,  Portland. 
Born  August  24,  1866  at  Milford,  Connect! 
cut.  Son  of  Henry  C.  and  Emma  (Treat) 
Platt.  Married  October  13,  1891,  to  Nelly 
Durham.  Graduated  from  Hopkins  Grammar 
School,  New  Hiven,  Connecticut,  in  1884; 
graduated  from  Yale  University  in  1888,  tak- 
ing degree  of  B.  A.,  with  special  honors  in 
history  and  pol:tical  sc'ence.  Studied  law 
one  year  at  Yale  Law  School  (1889-90).  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  1890, 
having  removed  to  this  state  in  that  year. 
Entered  into  partnership  with  Hon.  George 
H.  Durham,  under  the  firm  mine  of  Durham 
&  Platt,  to  which  firm  Robert  T.  Platt  was 
admitted  about  1893,  the  firm  name  becoming 
Durham,  Platt  &  Platt,  and  continuing  so  un- 
til 1897,  when  the  firm  became  Platt  &  Platt. 
Member  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa  fraternity;  Uni- 
versity Club  of  Portland.  Commercial  Club  of 
Portland,  and  Scottish  Rite  Mason.  Repub- 
lican. 

ROBERT   TREAT   PLATT. 

Reside  nee,  653 
Johnson  street; 
office,  901-6  Board 
of  Trade  building. 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Born  January  13, 
1868,  in  New 
'  York  City.  Son  of 
Henry  C  1  i  ff  o  r  d 
and  Emma  (Treat) 
Platt,  Mar  r  i  e  d 
in  1895  to  Frances 
DuBois  Carson,  at 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Graduate  of  Hop- 
kins Grammar 
School,  New  Ha- 
ven, Connecticut, 
1884;  graduated 
in  1889  with  the 
degree  of  B.  A.  from  Yale  University;  in 
1892  graduated  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  from 
the  Law  School  of  Yale  University;  in  1892 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Con- 
necticut; the  same  year  to  the  Oregon  bar 
at  Salem;  in  1893  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of 
Washington;  in  1893  to  the  United  States 
Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  Oregon;  in 
1902  to  United  States  Supreme  Court;  in  1910 
to  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts 
of  Washington.  From  1893  to  1897  member 
of  the  law  firm  of  Durham,  Platt  &  Platt; 
from  1897  to  date  member  of  the  firm  of 


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Platt  &  Platt.  Member  of  the  Executive 
Board,  City  of  Portland,  1909  to  date;  Secre- 
tary of  the  Oregon  Bar  Association  from 
1904  to  1906,  of  which  association  he  was 
president  for  the  year  1906  to  1907.  Mem 
ber  of  University  and  Waverly  Golf  Clubs, 
of  Portland;  Yale  Alumni  Association,  Ore- 
gon Society  of  Sons  of  American  Eevolution, 
Masonic  and  A.  O.  U.  W.  fraternities.  Secre- 
tary and  Director  Lumbermens  National  Bank 
of  Portland;  President  the  Peninsula  Bank 
(of  St.  Jo'-ns)  Portland.  Eepublican. 

MYRON   EDWIN   POGUE. 

Eeside  nee,  454 
Marion  street;  of- 
fice, Patton  build- 
ing, Salem,  Ore 
Born  February  17, 
1862,  in  Lane 
County,  Ore.  Son 
of  William  R  anl 
Nora  A  c  e  n  i  t  h 
(Stearns)  Po  g u  e 
Married  May  15, 
1900,  to  Althea  A. 
Brandenburg.  At- 
tended the  public 
schools  of  Coos 
County,  Ore.,  and 
later  the  Univer- 
sity of  Oregon,  at 
Eugene,  lea  v  i  n  g 
that  institution  in 
1880.  Read  law  for  two  winters  with  Binger 
Herman,  Roseburg,  Oregon,  teaching  school 
during  the  summer.  Came  to  Salem  in  1889, 
and  for  about  four  years  was  stenographer 
in  the  office  of  the  State  Insurance  Company, 
which  position  was  resigned  in  1893,  when 
he  began  court  reporting  in  the  Third  Judicial 
District  for  Oregon.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
the  State  of  Oregon,  October,  1895,  and  com 
menced  the  practice  of  his  profession  alone. 
Admitted  to  practice  in  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  for  Oregon  in  April,  1900 
Located  and  practiced  law  at  Nome,  Alaska, 
for  the  summer  of  1900,  and  returned  to  Sa- 
lem to  resume  his  practice  in  the  autumn.  In 
1908  he  became  associated  with  W.  M.  Kaiser, 
which  firm  continues  the  law  office  formerly 
conducted  by  Ford,  Kaiser  &  Slater.  Member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Republican. 

EDWIN  O.  POTTER. 

Residence,  Eugene,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  August  25,  1860,  in  Lane  County,  Ore- 
gon. Son  of  William  A.  and  Luezy  C.  (Zum- 
wath)  Potter.  Married  October  16,  1890,  to 
Emily  Bristol.  Educated  at  the  public  schools 
of  Oregon,  and  the  University  of  Oregon, 
graduating  from  the  same  in  1887  with  A.  B. 
degree,  and  from  the  Law  Department  in 
1890,  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Pendleton  in  June,  1890,  and  at  once 
entered  into  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
In  1895  entered  into  partnership  with  H.  T. 


Condon,  under  firm  name  of  Potter  &  Condon, 
and  the  same  existed  until  he  entered  into 
partnership  with  A.  C.  Woodcock,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Was  County  Judge  of  Linn 
County  from  July,  1896,  to  July,  1900.  Re 
publican. 

WILLIAM   HAMILTON   POWELL. 

Reside  nee,  461 
East  Twenty-first 
street  North;  of- 
fice, 922-924  Board 
of  Trade  building. 
Port  land.  Boru 
February  14,  1870, 
at  Louisburg,  Kan- 
sas. Son  of  Alvah 
H.  and  Martha 
Jane  (Hines)  Pow- 
ell. Married  June 
24,  1896,  to  Erne 
Younger.  Early  ed- 
u  c  a  ti  o  n  was  re- 
ceived in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Co- 
lumbia County, 
Oregon,  his  par- 
ents having  re- 
moved to  this  state  when  he  was  seven 
years  old.  He  attended  from  1883  to  1887, 
public  schools  of  Columbia  County,  Oregon, 
and  from.  1887  to  1888  the  grammar  school 
of  Louisburg,  Kansas.  From  1889  to  3892 
attended  the  normal  school  at  Monmouth, 
Oregon,  from  which  he  graduated  with 
degree  of  B.  S.  D.  in  1892,  Principal  of 
schools  at  Weston,  Oregon  City,  Cottage 
Grove  and  Independence,  Oregon,  1892-1900. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Oregon  in  June,  1900. 
Practiced  his  profession  at  St.  Helens,  Ore- 
gon, from  1900  to  1908,  during  which  time  he 
was  Deputy  District  Attorney.  In  1908  he 
removed  ,to  Portland,  where  he  has  continued 
to  date.  In  addition  to  his  legal  business 
he  has  dealt  extensively  in  timber  lands,  and 
during  the  past  two  years  has  been  interested 
in  mining.  Member  of  Masonic  and  K.  of  P. 
fraternities,  and  the  Irvington  Club.  Re- 
publican. 

WILLIAM  J.  PRENDERGAST. 

Residence,  335  Killingsworth  avenue,  Port- 
land; office,  408  Merchants  Trust  building. 
Born  November  11,  1873,  in  Chicago.  Son  of 
John  A.  and  Anna  (McFadden)  Prendergast. 
Married  in  1893  to  Ann  Elizabeth  Breen. 
Early  education  received  in  Chicago  public 
schools,  the  high  school  and  the  Metropolitan 
Business  College,  of  Chicago.  Attended  the 
University  of  Illinois,  University  of  Minne- 
sota, and  later  the  University  of  Oregon, 
graduating  from  the  Law  Department  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  June,  1907.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  June, 
1907,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, which  continues  to  date.  Member  of 
the  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Commercial  Club. 


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DREW  P.   PRICE. 

Residence,  782  Halsey  street;  office,  500 
Oregonian  building,  Portland.  Born  Septem- 
ber 14,  1874,  in  Edgar  County,  Illinois.  Son 
of  James  P.  and  Mary  C.  (Long)  Price.  Mar- 
ried November  11,  1903,  to  Flora  M.  Bailey. 
Received  his  early  education  at  the  public 
schools  in  Champaign  County,  Illinois,  and 
later  at  the  Pacific  College,  Newberg,  Oregon, 
from  which  he  graduated  June  16,  1897,  with 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  Entered  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Oregon  and  grad- 
uated June  14,  1900,  with  the  degree  LL.  B. 
Moved  to  Oregon  September  12,  1892,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Salem,  Oregon, 
June  11,  1900.  Republican. 

ORE  LEE  PRICE. 

Residence,  462  Park  street;  office,  501  Ore- 
gonian building,  Portland.  Born  April  25, 
1877,  in  Champaign  County,  Illinois.  Son  of 
James  P.  and  Mary  C.  (Long)  Price.  Mar- 
ried June  17,  1903,  to  Margaret  L.  Beharrell. 
Received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Champaign  County,  Illinois.  Moved 
to  Oregon  September  12,  1892.  Attended  the 
Pacific  College,  at  Newberg,  Oregon,  grad- 
uating June  16,  1897,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S., 
and  later  attended  the  Law  Department  of 
the  University  of  Oregon,  and  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  June  14,  1900.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  June  11, 

1900.  Republican. 

WILLIAM  CURTIS  EARLE  PRUITT. 

Residence  and  office,  Pendleton.  Born  Jan- 
uary 19,  1877,  at  Louisville,  Illinois.  Son 
of  Samuel  and  Ruth  (Burton)  Pruitt.  Mar- 
ried December  30,  1903,  to  Cozbi  Raley.  At- 
tended the  Law  Department  of  the  Stato 
University  of  Iowa  at  Iowa  City,  in  1900 

1901.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1902,  and  attended 
the   University   of    Oregon   Law   Department, 
graduating    in    1904    with    degree    of   LL.    B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  June,  1904, 
and  has  practiced  law  at  Pendleton  since  that 
time.     Republican. 

MAHLON  PURDIN. 

Residence,  328  North  Central  avenue;  of- 
fice, Jackson  County  Bank  building,  Medford, 
Oregon.  Born  in  Linn  County,  Missouri. 
March  22,  1853.  Son  of  Caleb  Boyer  and 
Rachel  Browning  (Fuel)  Purdin.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1864.  Married  to  Lizzie  Worlow, 
deceased  September,  10,  1874;  Rena  B.  Ely, 
May  3,  1909.  Attended  country  schools  only. 
Admitted  to  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  October, 
1900.  Postmaster,  Medford,  Oregon,  1896- 
1900;  member  Oregon  Legislature,  1909;  mem- 
ber A.  F.  &  A.  M.  and  K.  of  P.  fraternities. 

JAMES  H.   RALEY. 

Residence,  713  College  street;  office,  Ameri- 
can National  Bank.  Pendleton.  Born  Janu- 
ary 20,  1855,  at  Nebraska  City,  Nebraska. 
Son  of  Jonathan  and  Rachael  H.  (Birchfield) 


Raley.  Married  August  19,  1879,  to  Minerv:i 
A.  Pruett.  Educated  at  the  public  schools  of 
Pendleton,  and  at  the  Oregon  State  Univer 
sity  at  Eugene.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Pen- 
dleton, in  May,  1895.  Was  Lieutenant-Colo- 
nel on  staff  of  Governor  Pennoyer  for  eight 
years;  State  Senator  two  terms,  and  Mayor 
of  Pendleton.  Member  Masonic,  K.  of  P. 
and  W.  O.  W.  fraternities.  Democrat. 

JAMES  ROY  RALEY. 

Residence,  Pendleton,  Oregon;  office,  Ameri- 
can National  Bank  building.  Born  July  10, 
1880,  at  Pendleton,  Oregon.  'Son  of  James 
H.  and  Minnie  A.  (Pruett)  Raley.  Married 
February  27,  1907,  to  Eva  Froome.  Early 


education  received  in  the  public  schools  of 
Pendleton.  Attended  Portland  Business  Col 
lege,  Portland;  Pendleton  Academy,  Pendle- 
ton; Portland  University,  and  the  Law  De 
partment  of  George  Washington  University, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  graduating  in  1904  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Pen- 
dleton in  1904.  In  partnership  with  J.  H. 
Raley  under  the  firm  name  of  Raley  &  Raley. 
Democrat. 

WILLIAM  MARION  RAMSEY. 
Residence,  La  Grande,  Oregon;  office,  same 
Born  December  25,  1846,  in  Monroe  County, 
Iowa.  Son  of  David  and  Susan  (Shuck) 
Ramsey.  Married  in  1870  to  Mahala  A.  Har 
r's,  and  in  1896  to  Julia  L.  Snyder.  Was  ed- 
ucated at  the  public  schools  of  Yamhill  and 
Clackamas  Counties,  and  at  McMinnville  Col- 
lege, McMinnville,  Oregon.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  1868; 
to  the  District  Court  in  1869,  and  later  to 
the  United  States  Circuit  Court.  Located  at 
Lafayette,  Oregon,  in  1868,  and  was  asso- 


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elated  with  James  McCain  for  a  short  time. 
Was  elected  Judge  of  Yamhill  County  in 
1870.  Moved  to  Salem  in  1876,  and  became  as- 
sociated with  B.  F.  Bonhani,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Bonham  &  Ramsey,  which  later  be- 
came the  firm  of  Ramsey  &  Bingham.  Was 
elected  Mayor  of  Salem  in  1887.  In  1888  re- 
moved to  Pendleton  and  practiced  law  there 
three  years.  He  returned  to  the  Willamette 
Valley  in  3891,  locating  at  McMinnville, 
where  he  became  associated  with  F.  W.  Fen- 
ton,  under  the  firm  name  of  Ramsey  &  Fen- 
ton.  Democrat. 

JOHN  LANGDON  RAND. 

Residence,  Baker  City,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  October  28,  1861,  at  Portsmouth,  New 
Hampshire.  Son  of  J.  Sullivan  and  Elvira  W. 
(Odiorno)  Rand.  Married  July  23,  1895,  t:> 
Edith  G.  Packwood.  Educated  at  the  public 
schools  of  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire;  at 
Smith's  Preparatory  School,  Portsmouth,  N. 


at  Silverton,  Oregon,  until  1897;  Willamette 
University,  Salem,  Oregon,  1897-1898;  Liveral 
University,  Silverton,  1899-1902;  University 
of  Michigan,  Law  Department,  Ann  Arbor 
Michigan,  1902-1904,  graduating  with  degree 


H.;  at  Dartmouth  College,  Hanover,  New 
Hampshire,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1883 
with  degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Walla  Walla,  Washington,  in  May,  1885; 
came  to  Oregon  in  July  of  that  year,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Ore- 
gon in  May,  1886.  Elected  District  Attorney, 
Sixth  Judicial  Distr'ct,  in  1888,  and  in  1894; 
State  Senator  for  Baker,  Malheur  and  Har 
ney  Counties  in  1902.  Republican. 

LOUIS  EDWARD  RAUCH. 

Residence  and  office,  Silverton,  Oregon. 
Born  near  Silverton,  Oregon,  June  28,  1880 
Son  of  Peter  and  Juliette  (Remington) 
Rauch.  Marr'ed  to  Gertrude  Elizabeth  Ful- 
ler February  6,  1906.  Attended  public  school 


of  Bache'or  of  Laws.  Admitted  to  bar  at 
Lansing,  Michigan,  June  21,  1904;  at  Salem, 
Oregon,  October  20,  1905.  Member  of  firm 
of  Rauch  &  Senn,  Portland  and  S:lverton, 
Oregon,  1904  to  April  1.  1908,  when  entered 
into  partnership  with  Millard  A.  Seitz,  at 
Silverton,  Oregon,  under  firm  name  of  Rauch 
&  Seitz,  which  continues  to  date.  Recorder 
and  Police  Judge  Silverton,  1906;  is  now 
Mayor  of  Silverton.  Member  Masonic,  I.  0. 
0.  F.,  K.  of  P.  fraternities.  Republican. 

LEVI  BRANSON  REEDER. 

Resule  nee,  923 
E.  Everett  street; 
office,  510  Ab:ng 
ton  building, 
Por  1 1  a  n  d.  Born 
September  7,  1865, 
at  Eureka,  Wood- 
ford  County,  IH:- 
nois.  Son  of  Dan- 
iel A.  and  Eliza 
(Kelsay)  Reeder 
Married  July  3 
1890,  to  Laura  L 
Zeigler.  Came  to 
Oregon  when  nine 
years  old,  and  at- 
tended the  public 
schools  at  Weston 
and  Athena,  Ore- 
gon ;  Chri  s  t  i  a  n 
College,  Monmouth,  Oregon,  graduating  in 
1887  with  degree  of  B.  S.;  the  State  Normal 


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School  at  Monmouth,  graduating  with  degree 
of  B.  6.  D.  Did  one  year  special  work  at 
the  University  of  Michigan,  and  also  law 
course  there,  graduating  in  1891  with  degree 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Walla  Walla, 
Washington,  August  1,  1891,  and  to  the  bar 
of  Oregon  in  1895.  Began  practice  at  Col- 
ville,  Stevens  County,  Washington,  and  prac- 
ticed there  from  1891  to  1895.  From  1895  to 
January,  1904,  practiced  at  Pendleton,  Ore 
gon,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced  in 
Portland.  Was  Prosecuting  Attorney  for 
Stevens  County,  Washington,  from  1893  to 
1895,  and  a  member  of  the  20th  and  21st  ses- 
sions of  Oregon  Legislature;  was  Speaker  of 
the  21st  session.  Member  Masonic,  K.  of  P., 
W.  O.  W.,  Artisans  and  other  fraternities. 
Republican. 

SANDERSON  REED. 

Residence,  1115  Thurman  street;  office,  616 
Fenton  building,  Portland.  Born  in  Portland, 
Oregon,  July  16,  1866.  Son  of  John  Henry 
and  Mary  (Spalding)  Reed.  Married  to 
Lubel  Felt,  June  11,  1902.  Attended  gram- 
mar school  in  Portland,  Oregon,  and  two  years 
in  San  Francisco,  California.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  October,  1888. 
Served  as  Deputy  'City  Attorney  of  Portland 
and  Secretary  of  Charter  Board  of  Portland; 
member  of  Oregon  State  Legislature,  1903, 
and  Republican  Central  Committee  for  Port- 
land and  Multnomah  County.  Member  of 
Arlington  and  Commercial  Clubs.  Republican. 

WILLIAM   REID. 


Residence,  51  East  Seventeenth  street 
North;  office,  615  Worcester  building,  Port- 
land. Born  November  22,  1844,  at  Glasgow, 
Scotland.  Son  of  David  and  Jessie  (Crockett) 


Reid.  Married  December  15,  1867,  to  Agnes 
Dunbar.  Educated  at  St.  Andrew's  Parish 
School,  Glasgow,  and  at  the  University  of 
Glasgow,  taking  two  years  of  legal  work 
there.  Was  admitted  by  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Scotland  November  2,  1867,  at  Edinburgh, 
and  practiced  at  Dundee,  Scotland,  from  that 
time  until  his  removal  to  Oregon  in  1874.  Ho 
came  to  Oregon  as  secretary  of  a  company  of 
Scottish  people  (headed  by  the  Earl  of  Arlie 
as  president),  named  The  Oregon  and  Wash 
ington  Trust  &  Investment  Company  of  Scot- 
land. In  1876  he  formed  the  first  savings 
bank  of  deposits  in  the  state.  In  1868  he  was 
employed  by  Mrs.  Mary  Lincoln  to  help  pub- 
lish the  memoirs  of  the  late  President  Lin- 
coln. Was  Secretary  Portland  Board  of  Trade 
from  1874  to  1880;  was  United  States  Vice- 
Consul  until  his  removal  to  Oregon  in  1874, 
and  was  United  States  Consular  Agent  at 
Wellington,  the  capital  of  New  Zealand,  in 
1902;  Secretary  and  member  of  the  first  Board 
of  Immigration  for  Oregon.  Republican. 

JOHN  W.  REYNOLDS. 

Residence,  647  East  Ankeny  street;  office. 
402-408  Failing  building,  Portland.  Born 
January  1'7.  1*75,  at  Salem,  Oregon.  SOB  of 
John  and  Sallie  A.  (Truesdell)  Reynolds. 
Married  May  6,  1908,  to  Nettie  Beckner.  R-; 
ceived  his  early  education  at  the  public 
schools  of  Sa!em,  Oregon.  Entered  the  Wil- 
lamette University  and  graduated  therefrom 
in  1895,  with  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  receiving 
from  the  same  institution  in  1897  the  degree 
of  A.  M.  Entered  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan and  graduated  therefrom  in  1899,  with 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  June,  1897.  Practiced 
law  at  Salem  from  September,  1899,  to  June, 
1907,  when  he  removed  to  Portland.  In  June, 
1909,  formed  a  partnership  with  A.  F.  Flegel, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Flegel  &  Reynolds. 
Was  Dean  of  College  of  Law  at  Willamette 
University  from  June,  1902,  to  June,  1907. 
and  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
Willamette  University  from  June,  1902,  to 
June,  1908.  Republican. 

BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN  RHODES. 

Residence,  Madison  and  Garfield  streets; 
office,  Third  and  C  streets,  McMinnville.  Born 
January  15,  1860,  in  Madison  County,  Mis- 
souri. Son  of  John  and  Eliza  (Graham) 
Rhodes.  Married  July  9,  1889,  to  Mary  f. 
Collard.  Education  received,  prior  to  1879, 
in  public  schools  of  Oregon  and  Missouri, 
having  come  to  Oregon  at  the  age  of  13.  In 
1879  he  entered  McMinnville  College,  and 
spent  three  years  there;  then  took  course  in 
Portland  Business  College,  graduating  there- 
from in  1882.  Entered  McMinnville  College 
again  in  1882  for  one  year,  leaving  in  1883 
to  teach  one  year  in  district  school.  Re- 
entered  college  in  the  fall  of  1883,  and  re 
mained  until  1885.  Taught  school  for  four 
years.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  June 


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8,  1896,  and  entered  into  partnership  with  his 
brother,  M.  D.  L.  Rhodes,  which  was  dis- 
solved in  1901,  M.  D.  L.  Rhodes  moving  to 
Seattle.  Has  since  practiced  done  at  Mc- 
Minnville.  Was  elected  County  Judge  of 
Yamhill  County  in  1902  and  resigned  in  1906 
to  accept  position  as  President  of  the  Oregon 
Fire  Relief  Association.  Member  Masonic 
and  W.  0.  W.  fraternities.  President  of 
Board  of  Trustees  of  McMinnville  College. 
Democrat. 

CLYDE    S.    RICHARDSON. 

Reside  nee,  551 
Market  street;  of- 
fice, 518  Chamber 
of  Commerce, 
Portland.  Born  in 
the  East  Butte 
District,  Washing- 
ton County,  Ore- 
gon, on  Septem- 
ber 14,  1880.  Son 
of  John  A.  and 
Mary  Eliza  b  e  t  h 
(Speake)  Richard- 
son. Married  July 
7,  1909,  to  Martha 
E.  Rech  e.  Edu 
cated  at  the  dis- 
trict schools  at  Ful- 
ton, Oregon;  Har- 
rison Street  School 
in  Portland,  the  Failing  School,  and  the  Port- 
land High  School;  one  year's  course  in  com- 
mercial law  and  business  branches  at  the 
night  school  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  a  correspond- 
ence course  with  the  Spargue  C  >rrespondence 
School  of  Law,  Michigan.  In  1905  graduated 
from  the  Law  Department  of  the  University 
of  Oregon,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Laws.  In  1905  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem.  The  following  year  he  commenced 
the  practice  of  his  profession,  associated  with 
R.  J.  Bukowsky,  which  continued  until  1906, 
when  he  became  associated  with  Robert  Gray, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Gray  and  Richardson, 
which  continued  until  1908,  when  ne  practiced 
alone,  and  continues  to  do  so  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  Company  I,  Oregon  National  Guard; 
Vice-President  of  the  Chr'stian  Endeavor  So- 
ciety; member  of  the  South  Portland  Volun- 
teer Fire  Department;  member  of  the  W.  O. 
W.  fraternity.  Honorary  member  of  the  Pas- 
time Athletic  Club.  Republican. 

SAMUEL  THURSTON  RICHARDSON. 

Residence,  444  North  Summer  street;  office, 
442  State  street,  Salem.  Born  July  8,  1857, 
on  a  farm  north  of  Scio,  Linn  County,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Lewis  Clarke  and  Eliza  Ann  (Whitely) 
Richardson.  Married  November  19,  1879,  to 
Sarah  I.  Barnes.  Attended  public  schools  at 
Scio,  Oregon,  and  vicinity  until  1873,  when 
he  commenced  a  course  at  Willamette  Univer- 
sity, Salem,  from  which  institution  he  grad- 
uated in  1892  with  degree  of  A.  B.;  in  1894 


with  degree  of  LL.  B. ;  in  1895  with  degres 
of  A.  M.  and  in  1898  with  degree  of  LL.  D. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  October, 
1884;  became  an  instructor  in  the  Willamette 
University  in  1887,  and  Dean  of  Law  School 
in  the  same  in  1891,  serving  in  that  capacity 


until  1904,  when  he  founded  the  Oregon  Law 
School,  and  has  ever  since  been  conducting 
two  branches  thereof,  one  being  located  at 
Silem  and  the  other  at  Portland.  Was  ap- 
pointed County  Clerk  of  Crook  County  when 
said  county  was  created  in  1882,  and  served 
until  1884.  During  the  last  four  years  has 
been  a  member  .of  the  law  firm  of  Richardson, 
Dimick  &  Morehead,  with  offices  in  Portland. 
Was  Justice  of  the  Peace  at  Prineville  for 
three  years.  In  1898  was  granted  life  certifi- 
cate to  teach  in  the  schools  of  Oregon  by  the 
State  Board  of  Education.  Member  I.  O.  O. 
F.  and  K.  of  P.  fraternities.  Republican. 

EDWARD  FRANCIS  RILEY. 

Residence,  455  Morrison  street;  office,  509 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building.  Born  Sep- 
tember 17,  1839,  in  Delaware  County,  Ohio. 
Son  of  Ezra  and  Louisa  (Potter)  Riley.  Mar- 
ried September  16,  1868,  to  Martha  Smith. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Delaware 
County,  Ohio;  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Univer- 
sity, from  which  he  graduated  in  1860;  at 
the  Law  School  of  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan, from  1861  to  1863,  when  he  graduated 
with  degree  of  A.  B.  and  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  tho  bar  of  Ohio  and  Michigan  the  same 
year;  to  the  bar  of  Iowa  in  1864,  and  to  the 
bar  of  Oregon  in  1892.  In  1863-64  he  prac- 
ticed at  Mt.  Gilead,  Ohio,  the  latter  year 
removing  to  Osceola,  Iowa,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  his  profession  and  the  banking 
business.  In  1891  he  removed  to  Portland, 


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Oregon,  and  in  1893  founded  the  Clackamas 
Title  Company,  of  which  concern  he  is  Presi- 
dent and  General  Counsel  to  date.  He  is  the 
author  of  various  pamphlets,  and  contributor 
to  various  periodicals  on  tariff  and  finance. 
He  makes  a  specialty  of  real  estate  laws  and 


is  in  partnership  with  his  son,  Frank  B.  Riley, 
under  the  firm  name  of  E.  F.  &  F.  B.  Riley. 
Member  of  American  Bankers  Association, 
Bankers  Life  Insurance  Company,  Oregon 
Association  of  Title  Men,  American  Associa- 
tion of  Title  Men,  Oregon  Bar  Association, 
Oregon  Historical  Society,  Portland  Commer- 
cial Club.  Republican. 

FRANK  BRANCH  RILEY. 

Residence,  787  Irving  street;  office,  510 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building.  Born  at 
Osceola,  Iowa,  August  4,  1875.  Son  of  Ed- 
ward Francis  and  Martha  (Smith)  Riley. 
Married  August  6,  1902,  to  Lotte  Von  Strom- 
beck  Brand.  Educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Osceola,  Iowa,  and  in  1890  entered  the 
C'olumbia  School  of  Oratory  and  Dramatic 
Art,  at  'Chicago.  In  October,  1891,  came 
to  Portland,  and  entered  the  Portland 
High  School,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
February,  1893.  In  1894  he  completed  his 
senior  course  at  the  Columbia  School  of  Ora- 
tory, and  entered  the  Portland  Academy, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  June,  1897,  when 
he  entered  the  Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  Univer- 
sity, at  Palo  Alto,  California,  specializing  in 
the  departments  of  law  and  economics.  On 
May  25,  1900,  he  graduated  with  degree  of 
A.  B.;  in  1900-1901  he  completed  law  course 
at  the  Harvard  Law  School,  Cambridge, 
Mass.  In  1901  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
the  State  of  Oregon.  He  specializes  in  real 


estate  and  probate  law.  He  is  Secretary  and 
General  Counsel  of  Clackamas  Title  Company ; 
member  of  law  firm  of  E.  F.  &  F.  B.  Riley; 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  Oregon  Association 
of  Title  Men,  member  of  Oregon  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, American  Association  Title  Men; 


Secretary  of  the  Mazamas;  member  Univer- 
sity. Waverly  Golf,  Portland  Commercial  and 
Apollo  Clubs,  and  Director  Automobile  Club, 
of  Portland,  and  of  Zeta  Psi  and  Phi  Delta 
Phi  fraternities.  Republican. 

HAYWARD  HAMILTON  RIDDELL. 

Reside  nee,  415 
East  Nineteenth 
street;  o  ffi  c  e, 
Chamber  of  Com- 
m  e  r  c  e  building, 
Portland.  Born  Sa 
lem,  Oregon,  April 
6,  1868.  Son  of 
George  H.  and 
Angeline  M. 
(Ham  ilton)  Rid- 
dell.  Married  Sep- 
tember 14,  1899, 
to  Emma  Morse. 
Educated  at  pub- 
lie  schools  and 
Wasco  I  n  depend- 
ent Academy  and 
State  Normal 
School,  at  The 

Dalles,  Oregon,  from  which  institution  he 
graduated  June  10,  1890.  Read  law  in  the  of- 
fice of  Mays  &  Huntington,  at  The  Dalles, 
from  June,  1890,  to  October,  1891,  and  in  the 
office  of  Dolph,  Bellinger,  Mallory  &  Simon, 
of  Portland,  from  October,  1891,  to  June, 


B  I  O  G  R  A  P  H  I  C  A  L 


1892.  Attended  the  Law  Department  of  the 
University  of  Oregon,  1891-1892.  Was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar,  Salem,  Oregon,  June  3, 
1892,  and  practiced  law  at  The  Dalles  from 
that  time  to  January,  1901,  when  he  removed 
to  Portland,  where  he  practices  to  date. 

BEN  EIESLAND. 

Eesidence,  1198  Harold  avenue;  office,  409- 
410  Failing  building,  Portland.  Born  at  Two 
Eivers,  Wisconsin,  March  7,  1877.  Son  of 
Frederick  W.  and  Caroline  (Weisenborn) 
Eiesland.  Married  April  28,  1903,  to  Emily 
Queen  Kelty.  Was  raised  on  a  farm  in  La 
Quaparle  County,  Minnesota,  and  at  an  early 
age  moved,  with  his  parents,  to  Big  Stone, 
South  Dakota,  where  he  received  a  public  and 


high  school  education,  later  attending  the 
Ortonville  High  School  at  Ortonville,  Minne- 
sota. Taught  school  in  Grand  Forks  County, 
North  Dakota,  and  later  completed  his  acad- 
emic education  at  the  Unversity  of  North 
Dakota,  where  he  was  about  to  graduate  in 
1899,  when  typhoid  fever  compelled  him  to 
leave  college.  In  1899  located  in  Seattle,  and 
in  February  of  1900  came  to  Portland.  He 
later  engaged  in  real  estate  business  in  Til- 
lamook,  Oregon,  and  remained  there  until 
1903,  when  he  returned  to  Portland  for  the 
purpose  of  publishing  the  Lewis  &  Clark 
Journal,  the  official  bulletin  of  the  Lewis  & 
Clark  Fair.  In  the  autumn  of  1904  he  en- 
gaged in  the  real  estate  business,  and  while 
so  engaged  took  the  law  course  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon,  completing  the  same  in 
June,  1906,  with  degree  of  B.  L.  Was  ad- 
mitted to  the  Oregon  bar  June  20,  1906,  and 
to  the  United  States  Courts  December  2, 
1907.  Commenced  active  practice  of  his  pro- 


fession in  September,  1907,  and  continues  to 
date.     Republican. 

WILLIAM  SEYMOUR  RISLEY. 

Eesidence,  Albany,  Oregon;  office,  suite  6, 
Wallace  block.  Born  at  Independence,  Iowa, 
February  12,  1874.  Son  of  William  Edward 
and  Mary  Eoss  (Begun)  Eisley.  Eeceived 
his  early  education  in  the  common  schools 
or  Buchanan  County,  Iowa;  the  high  school 
and  of  Tobins  Academy,  of  Waterloo,  Iowa. 
In  1894  he  moved  to  Washington,  in  1895 
becoming  interested  in  mining  in  Arizona, 
he  moved  to  that  territory.  His  schooling 
was  preparatory  to  and  in  anticipation  of 
the  practice  of  law,  all  his  spare  time  being 
devoted  to  the  same.  In  1899  he  moved  to 


the  State  of  Oregon,  and  entered  the  office 
of  W.  E.  Bilyeu,  of  Albany,  where  he  pur- 
sued his  studies  until  his  admission  to  the 
bar,  in  1902.  He  then  opened  an  office  by 
himself,  where  he  follows  a  general  practice 
to  date.  Served  as  Sergeant  of  Company  B, 
First  Battalion  Nevada  Volunteer  Infantry, 
during  the  Spanish-American  War,  being  hon- 
orably discharged  from  same  and  receiving 
state  and  national  medals.  'Served  two  terms 
as  Justice  of  the  Peace  at  Albany,  Oregon, 
being  appointed  the  first  term  and  elected 
the  second.  Member  of  the  Knights  of  Pyth- 
ias fraternity,  the  Spanish  War  Veterans 
and  the  Military  Order  of  the  Serpent.  Dem- 
ocrat. 

LOUIS   A.   ROBERTS. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Myrtle  Point,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Trenton,  Missouri,  February  14,  1886. 
Son  of  John  H.  and  Louisa  (DeVaul)  Eob- 
erts.  Came  to  Oregon  in  November,  1873. 
Married  to  Mabel  A.  Benson,  August  14,  1892. 


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Attended  common  schools  of  Coos  County, 
Oregon;  Heald's  Business  College,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  Studied  law.  Admitted  to 


ba.  a^  S.lem,  Oregon,  October  9,  1895,  and 
practiced  la\v  in  Myrtle  Point,  Oregon,  to 
date.  City  Attorney  and  Attorney  for  State 
Land  Board  for  Coos  County.  Member  Coos 
County  Bar  Association.  Republican. 

CHARLES  A.  ROBERTSON. 

Residence,  Alex- 
andra Court,  Port- 
land; office  206 
MeK  a  y  building. 
Born  March  17, 
1877,  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio.  Son  of  Ar- 
t  h u  r  and  V  i  r  a 
(Croxton)  Robert- 
son. Grad  u  a  t  e  d 
from  the  Hillsdale, 
Michi  g  a  n,  High 
School  in  June, 
1896,  and  complet- 
ed three  and  one- 
half  years  of  lit- 
e  r  a  r  y  work  at 
Hillsdale  Coll  e  g  e 
in  class  of  1900. 
Graduated  from 

Duff's  Business  College,  Pittsburg,  in  1898, 
and  later  entered  the  University  of  Michigan 
Law  Department  at  Ann  Arbor,  and  gradu- 
ated with  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1905.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Lansing,  Michigan,  June  2d, 
1905,  and  at  Salem,  Oregon,  November  of 
that  year.  Entered  into  partnership  with  L. 
E.  Latourette,  December,  1909,  which  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  Ma- 
sonic fraternities.  Republican. 


WILLIAM  ARTHUR  ROBBINS. 
Reside  nee,  746 
Lovejoy  street;  of- 
fice 1105  Wells 
Fargo  building, 
Portl  and.  Born 
July  27,  1873, 
eight  miles  west 
of  Salem,  Ore.  Son 
of  J.  H.  and  Mary 
Marg  a  r  e  t  (Har- 
vey) R  o  b  b  i  n  s. 
Married  March  6, 
1901,  to  Edyth 
Grace  Savage.  Ed- 
ucated in  public 
schools  of  Port- 
land; at  the  Port- 
land Business  Col- 
lege, from  which 
he  graduated  in 

1896,  at  Willamette  University  Law  School, 
Salem,  Oregon,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1898  with  LL.  B.  degree,  after  which  he  took 
a  post-graduate  course  at  Stanford  Univer- 
sity. Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  on 
March  17,  1898.  Located  at  Fossil,  Oregon, 
and  practiced  there  from  1899  to  1902,  during 
which  time  he  was  Deputy  District  Attorney 
for  Seventh  Judicial  District.  Has  been 
with  W.  W.  Cotton,  General  Attorney  for  O. 
R.  &  N.,  since  1905.  Member  University 
Club.  Republican. 

JOHN   P.   RUSK. 

Residence  and  office,  Joseph,  Oregon.    Born 
June  1 7,  1873,  at  Milwaukie,  Oregon.     Son  of 


John  presser  and  Elizabeth  (Babb)  Rusk. 
Married  August  2,  1905.  to  Agnes  M.  Vest. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Clackamas 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


County,  Oregon;  at  the  Preparatory  Depart- 
ment of  the  Portland  University,  and  at  Le- 
land  Stanford,  Jr.,  University.  Admitted  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  May,  1900. 
Practiced  in  Portland  until  1903,  then  re- 
moved to  Joseph,  and  has  practiced  thers 
continuously  since.  From  the  time  of  his 
arrival  in  Joseph  until  1908,  was  in  partner- 
ship with  Colonel  F.  S.  Ivanhoe.  Was  Dep- 
uty District  Attorney  for  Wallowa  County, 
1906-1908;  Joint  Eepresentative  Union  and 
Wallowa  Counties,  1908-1910.  Eepublican. 

JOHN  CALVIN  RUTENIC. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Klamath  Falls,  Ore- 
gon. Born  in  Cleveland,  Oh'o,  May  4,  1864. 
Son  of  Herman  Julius  and  Emily  Clara  (Mar- 
tin) Eutenic.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1885.  Mar- 
ried to  Margaret  Belle  Bartholomew,  Novem- 
ber 20,  1890.  Attended  public  schools  of 
Cleveland,  Ohio;  'Calvin  College,  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  graduating  in  1880,  with  degree  of 


ceived  business  and  college  train'ng  at  Napa 
College,  Napa,  California.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  1900.  Graduated  from  University  of  Ore- 
gon Law  School  May  15,  1904.  Admitted  to 
Oregon  bar,  May  23,  1904.  Practiced  law  in 
Portland  until  1909.  Was  State  Attorney  for 


A.  B.;  University  of  Oregon,  Law  Depart- 
ment, graduating  in  1890  with  degree  of  L.  B. 
Eead  law  in  office  of  Johnson,  McCown  & 
Idleman,  of  Portland,  Oregon.  Admitted  to 
bar  at  Pendleton,  Oregon,  May,  1890.  Com 
menced  the  practice  of  law  alone  in  Klamath 
Falls  in  1899,  which  continues  to  date.  First 
Lieutenant  Light  Battery  B,  Oregon  U.  S.  V., 
1898;  Major  O.  N.  G.  to  1898.  President  of 
the  Farmers  Implement  &  Supply  House,  of 
Klamath  Falls,  Oregon.  Eepublican. 

FRANK    BROWN    RUTHERFORD. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Myrtle  Creek,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Edwardsville,  Wyandotte  County, 
Kansas,  April  16,  1869.  Son  of  Charles  H. 
and  Sarah  A.  (Hughes)  Eutherford.  Mar- 
ried to  Ella  L.  Deakin,  August  11,  1893.  Be- 


Anti-Saloon  League,  Prohibit  on  State  Com- 
mitteer  and  W.  C.  T.  U.  of  Oregon  from  1905 
to  1909.  Formed  law  partnership  with  B. 
E.  Youmans  in  1908,  in  Portland.  Editor  of 
Myrtle  Creek  Mail  since  June,  1909.  Served 
three  years  with  California  National  Guards. 
Head  Consul  Phi  Delta  Phi,  1904,  and  W.  O. 
W.  Prohibition. 

JOHN   B.   RYAN. 

Eesidence  and 
office,  515  Orego- 
nian  building, 
Portland.  Born 
June  23,  1865,  at 
Marion,  Ohio.  Son 
of  Patrick  and  Jo- 
hanna (K  e 1 1 y  ) 
Eyan.  Was  educat- 
ed at  the  public 
schools  in  Marion, 
Ohio,  and  gradu- 
ated from  the  high 
school  of  that  city 
on  June  20,  1883. 
Attended  the  Law 
School  at  Cincin- 
nati (Ohio)  Col- 
lege, and  graduat- 
ed from  same  in 

the  class  of  1891  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Moved  to  Oregon  August,  1899,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Oregon  in  September,  1899.  Admitted  to  the 


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bar   of   the   Supreme   Court   of   Ohio   in    1891. 
Special    examiner    of    pensions,    Interior    De- 


studied    law    after   working   hours,    and    later 
with  W.  W.  Hindman,  at  La  Grande,  Oregon. 


partment  United  States,  from  March  8,  1893.      Was  admitted  to  practice  at  Pendleton,  Ore 


to  June,  1899.  Secretary  of  the  Democratic 
State  Central  Committee  of  State  of  Oregon, 
June,  1904,  to  date.  Democrat. 

THOMAS  F.  RYAN. 

Kesidence,  Eyanolia  Fruit  Farm,  Gladstone; 
office,  Masonic  building,  Oregon  City.  Born 
April  9,  1859,  at  Centerville,  Kent  County, 
Rhode  Island.  Son  of  James  and  Elizabeth 
(Kenna)  Ryan.  Married  February  24,  1897, 
to  Inez  N.  Marshall.  Educated  at  Centerville, 
Rhode  Island,  common  and  grammer  schools 


gon,  in  May,  1897,  and  for  a  short  time  was 


and  graduated  at  Ilolyoke  High  School, 
Holyoke,  Massachusetts.  Came  to  Oregon 
September  1,  1881.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  May  7,  1900.  Mayor,  City  Recorder, 
Water  Commissioner  and  Chief  Engineer  Wa- 
ter Department,  of  Oregon  City.  For  fourteen 
years  director  and  school  clerk  of  Oregon 
City  school  district.  County  Judge,  Clack 
amas  County  for  eight  years.  Republican 
State  and  Congressional  Committeeman  for 
twelve  years.  President  Commercial  Club, 
Oregon  City.  Member  Masonic,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
A.  O.  U.  W.,  W.  O.  W.,  Elks,  Grange  frn- 
ternities.  Republican. 

WILLIAM  BLEECKER  SARGENT. 

Residence,  Hotel  Foley;  office  1111  Adams 
avenue,  La  Grande,  Oregon.  Born  October 
4,  1867,  at  Albany,  New  York.  Son  of 
Charles  E.  and  Catherine  Louise  (Webster) 
Sargent.  Married  September  10,  1890,  to 
Winifred  M.  Heck.  Attended  public  schools 
at  Albany,  New  York,  until  16  years  of  age, 
when  he  came  to  Omaha,  Nebraska,  and 


associated  with  W.  W.  Hindman,  who  re- 
moved to  Spokane,  Washington;  since  that 
time  he  has  practiced  alone.  In  1900  and 
1901  practiced  in  Grant  County,  handling  im- 
portant mining  claims.  Member  B.  P.  O.  E. 
Republican. 

HARRY  KING   SARGENT. 

Residence  Dav- 
enport street;  of- 
lice,  534-536  Cham 
ber  of  Commerce 
building,  Portland. 
Born  Nove  m  b  e  r 
19,  1865,  at  W  nd 
sor,  Nova  Scotia. 
Son  of  John 
Pavne  and  Eliza 
beth  (King)  Sar- 
gent. Married  Au- 
gust 5,  1899,  to 
Florence  A. 
Swope.  Educate  1 
at  public  schools 
of  Nova  Scotia 
and  Windsor 
Academy.  Moved 
to  Oregon  in  1890. 

Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon, 
in  1897.  From  1884  to  1889  served  in  the 
Northwest  Mounted  Police  of  Canada.  Wa^ 
in  active  service  in  the  Riel  Rebellion.  Mem- 
ber of  Knights  of  Pythias,  St.  Andrews  So- 
ciety and  Commercial  Club.  Republican. 


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HAROLD  M.  SAWYER. 

Residence,  Alexandra  Court;  office  409 
Wells-Fargo  building,  Portland.  Born  June 
2,  1882,  at  Troy,  New  York.  Son  of  Walter 
W.  and  Alice  L.  (Merriam)  Sawyer.  Received 
his  early  education  in  schools  of  New  Eng- 
land and  in  Europe,  and  later  entered  Yale 
University,  where  he  remained  four  years,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  B.  A.,  June,  1903,  and 
later  the  degree  of  M.  A.,  June,  1906.  At- 
tended the  University  of  Berlin,  1903-1904. 
•Graduated  from  Harvard  Law  School  June, 
1907,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  After  gradua- 
tion from  the  latter  institution  he  entered  the 
office  of.  Robinson,  Biddle  &  Benedict,  of  New 
York  City,  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
New  York  State,  February,  1908.  Moved  to 
Oregon  June,  1908,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Oregon  the  same  month.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Archeological  Institute,  Waverly 
Golf  Club,  Commercial  Club  and  Arlington 
Club.  Republican. 

FRANK  SCHLEGEL. 

Residence,  1625  "The  Alameda";  office  532 
Worcester  block,  Portland.  Bom  January  4, 
1872,  in  Yreka,  California.  Son  of  Nicholas 
and  Hedwig  (Young)  Schlegel.  Married  De- 
cember 24,  1901,  to  Maymye  B.  Palmer.  At 
tended  public  schools  at  Yreka,  California, 
and  graduated  from  the  public  schools  of  that 
city  in  June,  1887.  Attended  public  schools 
at  Lakeview,  Oregon,  1892  1893.  Graduated 
from  the  Law  School,  University  of  Oregon, 
in  1897,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  Mr  in  Salem,  Oregon,  in  June,  1897, 
since  which  date  he  has  practiced  his  pro- 
fession alone,  except  during  three  years,  1898, 
1899,  and  1900,  in  partnership  with  George 
W.  Joseph.  Democrat. 

GUSTAV    G.    SCHMITT. 

Reside  nee,  390 
Clay  street;  office, 
502-503  Oregonian 
building,  Portland. 
Born  December  23, 
1876,  at  Muscoda, 
Wisconsin.  Son  of 
Conrad  and  Mary 
(Stark)  Schmitt. 
Married  March 
29,  1910,  to  Ger- 
trude C.  Newland. 
Educated  at  pub- 
lic schools  of  Wis- 
consin; graduated 
from  high  school 
at  Muscoda,  Wis- 
consin; from  the 
Wisconsin  Normal 
School,  at  Mil- 
waukee, Wisconsin,  and  from  the  University 
of  Wisconsin,  at  Madison;  later  attending  the 
University  of  Chicago  and  taking  degree  of 
Ph.  B.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1907  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  June  of  that 


year.  Admitted  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
and  District  Courts  in  the  same  year,  and  has 
practiced  his  profession  continuously  at  Port- 
land since  that  time.  Member  Athena  So- 
ciety, of  Lyceum  Society,  of  Congress  Society, 
of  Alpha  Tau  Omega,  Phi  Alpha  Delta  and 
Iclonie  fraternities.  Republican. 

CHARLES  JOSEPH   SCHNABEL. 

Reside  nee,  785 
Park  avenue;  of- 
fice, 612-14  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce 
building,  Portland. 
Born  August  1 7, 
1867,  at  Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania.  So  i 
of  Robert  A.  and 
Elizabeth  M. 
(Becker)  S  c  h  na- 
bel.  Married  Oc- 
tober 5,  1896,  to 
Flsa  Anne  Smith. 
Educated  in  the 
public  and  private 
schools  of  Fort 
Wayne,  Indi  ana, 
and  Grand  Rapids, 
Michigan.  Came 
t^  Oregon  :n  1<C89  and  took  course  in  the  Law 
Department  of  the  University  of  Oregon,  from 
which  institution  he  graduated  in  1891  with 
degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  since  which  time  he 
has  been  engaged  in  the  active  practice  of  hin 
profession  in  Portland.  Was  appointed  As- 
sistant United  States  Attorney  under  the  sec- 
ond (  leveland  administration,  and  served  from 
June,  1893,  to  May,  1898.  President  Multno- 
mah  Bar  Association,  1910.  Member  Masonic 
fraternity,  32d  deg.,  and  Shriner;  member 
General  German  Aid  Society  and  Arion  So 
ciety. 

JOHN  O'BRIEN   SCOBEY. 

Reside  nee,  230 
North  Nineteenth 
street;  office,  915 
Board  of  Trade 
building,  Portland. 
Born  July  5,  1854, 
in  Summit,  Sco- 
hane  County,  New 
York.  SonofZeph- 
e  n  i  a  h  D.  an  d 
Eleanor  E.  (An- 
derson) S  c  o  b  e  y. 
Married  No  v  e  m- 
ber  24,  1880,  to 
Myrtie  E.  Walker. 
Educated  in  com- 
mon schools  of 
Iowa  and  the  Up- 
per Iowa  Univer- 
sity, at  Fayette, 

Iowa,  1870-1874,  and  graduated  with  the  de- 
gree of  B.  A.  In  June,  1877,  he  received  the 
degree  of  A.  M.  Admitted  to  District  Courts 
in  Dakota,  1880;  Supreme  Court  Dakota  Ter- 


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ritory,  1885;  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois,  1888; 
Supreme  Court  of  Washington,  1893,  and  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon,  1906,  in  which 
year  he  moved  to  this  state.  Member  of  tin; 
Upper  House,  Territorial  Council  of  Dakota 
Territory  Legislature,  1881-1883,  and  Presi- 
dent of  that  body,  session,  1883;  member 
Washington  Legislature,  Olympia  (Lower 
House),  1895;  Receiver  United  States  Land 
Office,  Olympia,  Washington,  August,  1897, 
to  January,  1906.  Member  Portland  Com- 
mercial Club.  Republican. 

CHRISTIAN  SCHUEBEL. 

Residence,  714  Jefferson  street,  Oregon 
City;  office,  Oregon  City  Bank  building.  Born 
September  12,  1866,  at  Ashland,  Pennsylvania. 
Son  of  Robert  and  Rosamond  (Hornshuh) 
Schuebel.  Married  June  23,  1892  to  Agnes 
W.  Beattie.  Came  to  Oregon  with  his  par- 
ents in  1878,  and  attended  public  schools  in 
Clackamas  County  for  about  six  months. 
Studied  with  Sprague  Correspondence  Schoo. 
of  Law  for  about  a  year  and  a  half  while 
working  in  the  mills  at  Oregon  City.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  June  27,  1897. 
Elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  two  terms  at 
Oregon  City,  1896  and  1898.  Member  Oregon 
City  Commercial  Club,  A.  O.  U.  W.,  W.  O.  W. 
and  Royal  Arcanum  fraternities.  Republican. 

EPHRAIM  B.   SEABROOK. 

Residence,  454  East  Ninth  street;  office,  311 
Commonwealth  building,  Portland.  Born  July 
12,  1873,  at  Charleston,  South  Carolina.  Son 
of  L.  B.  and  Rachel  Harriet  (Raley)  Sea- 
brook.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1890.  Attended 
University  of  Oregon  from  1893  to  189.1. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  Juno.  1  ^ '.».">. 
1896  to  1902  was  Counsel  for  Title  Guarantee 
&  Trust  Company,  prior  to  which  he  had 
practiced  in  Marshfield;  1906  to  1908  was 
attorney  for  Portland  Railway,  Light  & 
Power  Company;  1908  to  January,  1910,  was 
associated  with  the  firm  of  Gammans  &  Ma- 
larkey.  Continues  now  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  partnership  with  D.  J.  Malar- 
key  and  E.  P.  Stott,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Malarkey,  Seabrook  &  Stott. 

JOHN  FORDMAN  SEDGWICK. 

Residence,  685  Weidler  street;  office,  212- 
13-14  Fenton  building,  Portland.  Born  in 
Manchester,  Iowa,  in  1877.  Son  of  Thomas 
N.  and  Amy  (Blanchard)  Sedgwick.  Mar- 
ried to  Josephine  Bach  September  9,  1903. 
Graduated  from  Whitewater  Normal  School 
in  1898;  from  the  University  of  Wisconsin 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1903.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  in  Wisconsin  November,  1902,  and 
to  the  United  States  District  and  Circuit 
Courts  of  Wisconsin  June  18,  1903.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  1905.  Admitted  to  Oregon 
State  bar  November  16,  1906.  Justice  of  the 
Peace  at  Whitewater,  Wisconsin.  Member 
University  Club  of  Portland.  Republican. 


CHARLES  AUGUSTUS  SEHLLREDE. 

Residence,  South  Inlet,  Coos  County,  Ore- 
gon; office,  Douglas  building,  Marshfield, 
Oregon.  Born  December  10,  1852,  at  Louis- 
ville, Kentucky.  Son  of  Henry  and  Marie  A. 
(Meyers)  Sehllrede.  When  a  child  moved, 
with  his  parents,  to  a  farm  near  Jefferson- 
ville,  Indiana,  and  attended  common  schools 
there.  When  21  years  of  age  he  entered  the 
New  Albany  Business  College,  New  Albany, 
Indiana,  and  at  the  same  time  pursued  the 


study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  J.  K. 
Waltz  at  New  Albany,  Indiana.  Was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  New  Albany  in  1874, 
opening  an  office  there  and  continuing  the 
practice  of  law  until  his  removal  to  Oregon 
in  1878.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
January  15  of  that  year  and  opened  an  office 
at  Salem  and  remained  there  until  the  fall 
of  1884.  He  then  removed  to  Roseburg, 
Douglas  County,  Oregon,  which  county  he 
represented  in  the  Lower  House  of  the  Legis- 
lature in  1894  and  1895.  He  received  his 
appointment  under  President  McKinley,  as 
United  States  Commissioner  and  Probate 
Judge  for  Alaska,  in  1898,  going  to  Skagway, 
Alaska,  and  filling  said  position  until  1901. 
when  he  resigned  the  office  and  returned  to 
Roseburg.  He  remained  there  practicing  his 
profession  until  July,  1904,  when  he  removed 
to  Marshfield,  where  he  has  since  continued 
a  general  practice  alone.  Has  been  for  the 
past  two  years  Referee  in  Bankruptcy,  past 
member  of  Old  State  Militia,  Exempt  Fire- 
men of  Salem.  Member  of  I.  O.  O.  F..  Ma- 
sonic and  W.  O.  W.  fraternities.  Republican. 

MILLARD   A.   SEITZ. 

Residence,  Silverton,  Oregon;   office,  same. 
Born   October  38,   1879,  in   Will   County,  Illi- 


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nois.  Son  of  William  Henry  and  Mary  Ann 
(Smoke)  Seitz.  Married  March  31,  1907,  to 
Buth  Love.  Early  education  received  at 
common  and  high  schools  at  St.  Joseph, 
Michigan.  Business  and  academic  training 
at  Benton  Harbor  College,  Benton  Harbor, 
Michigan.  Legal  training  at  the  University 
of  Michigan,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1904,  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Michigan  in  June  of  the  last-named 
year,  and  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in  1906.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  1907  and  was  admitted  to  prac- 
tice here  in  September,  1907.  Practiced  alone 
one  year  following  first  admission,  then  en- 
tered into  partnership  with  H.  S.  Gray,  at 
Benton  Harbor,  Michigan.  This  partnership 
lasted  one  year  when  he  went  to  Chicago  and 
practiced  alone  there  until  his  removal  to 
Oregon.  Entered  into  partnership  with  Louis 
E.  Eauch  under  firm  name  of  Eauch  &  Seitz, 
which  continues  to  date.  Was  Circuit  Court 
Commissioner  for  Berrien  County,  Michigan. 
Is  President  Silverton  Commercial  Club 
Eecorder  and  Police  Judge  of  Silverton  1908. 
Republican. 

FRANK  S.  SENN. 

Eesidence,  706  Overtoil  street;  office,  321 
Failing  building,  Portland.  Born  in  Clacka- 
mas  County,  Oregon,  October  22,  1881.  Son 
of  Mathias  and  Freda  (Kasten)  Senn.  At- 
tended grammar  and  high  school  in  Dayton, 
Oregon;  Portland  Business  College,  Portland, 
later  graduating  from  University  of  Michigan 
at  Ann  Arbor  in  1904  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  Oregon  State  bar  in  1904. 
Practiced  law  at  Silverton,  Oregon,  from  1904 
to  1906,  removing  to  Portland,  Oregon,  in 
1906,  and  continuing  practice  to  date.  Mem- 
ber of  Masonic  fraternity. 

WALDEMAR  SETON. 

Eesidence,  966  Milwaukee  street;  office  431 
Worcester  building,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born 
November  12,  1865,  in  Stockholm,  Sweden. 
Married  August,  1893,  to  Dottie  M.  Hurlburt. 
Eeceived  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Sweden  and  later  in  evening 
schools  in  New  York  City.  Graduated  from 
Law  Department  University  of  Oregon  June, 
1896,  with  degree  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  June,  3896,  and  ap 
pointed  Deputy  District  Attorney,  Fourth 
Judicial  District,  1897-98.  Deputy  United 
States  District  Attorney  1900.  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  East  Portland  District,  1902-1906. 
Continues  active  practice  of  his  profession 
to  date.  Eepublican. 

RUSSELL   ELGIN   SEWALL. 

Eesidence,  773  Everett  street;  office,  508-9 
Commercial  block,  Portland.  Born  September 
26,  1870,  in  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  of  Wil- 
liam Eussell  and  Levisee  L.  (Elgin)  Sewall. 
Married  October  2,  1895,  to  May  E.  Williams. 
Educated  at  the  common  schools  and  high 
school  of  Portland,  and  at  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Oregon,  from 


which  institution  he  graduated  in  1892  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in  June,  1892.  Was 
associated  with  law  firm  of  Willis  and  Willis 
of  Portland  for  three  years,  and  served  as 
Assistant  City  Attorney  1894-5-6;  as  District 
Attorney  in  1898'-9-1900.  Has-  been  in  part- 
nership with  E.  E.  Giltner,  under  the  firm 
name  Giltner  &  Sewall,  since  1900.  Served 
as  Clerk  of  Court  under  Judge  E.  D.  Shat- 
tuck,  Department  No.  1,  Circuit  Court. 
Lieutenant  Company  I,  O.  S.  M.,  and  O.  N.  G., 
1887-8-9.  Charter  member  M.  A.  A.  C.  and 
member  of  Commercial  Club,  and  several 
bodies  of  Masonry.  Eepublican. 

DANIEL  W.  SHEAHAN. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Enterprise,  Oregon. 
Born  January  20,  1861,  in  Mason  County, 
Illinois.  Son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Hurley) 
Sheahan.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of 


Illinois.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1883.  Admittel 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  at  Pendleton  May  6, 
1890.  Was  at  the  time  in  partnership  with 
F.  S.  Ivanhoe  and  the  same  continued  until 
1897,  since  when  he  has  practiced  alone  at 
Enterprise.  United  States  Commissioner, 
1898-1909.  City  Attorney  of  Enterprise  sev- 
eral times.  Mayor  of  Enterprise  1902-3. 
President  Enterprise  Commercial  Club  1908. 
Member  Masonic  fraternity.  Democrat. 

JAMES  FRANKLIN  SHELTON. 

Eesidence,  852  East  Seventh  street  N.;  of- 
fice, 623  Lumbermens  building,  Portland.  Born 
December  20,  1874,  in  Wasco  County,  Oregon. 
Son  of  James  Martin  and  Nancy  Elizabeth 
(Scott)  Shelton.  Married  October  9,  1905, 
to  Ethelyne  Atkinson.  Attended  public 
schools  at  Albany,  until  ten  years  old;  public 


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schools  at  Baker  City  until  graduation  from 
high  school  in  1894.  Entered  law  office  of 
T.  Calvin  Hyde  at  Baker  City  in  1895,  as  a 
student,  and  remained  there  until  Mr.  Hyde's 
death  in  1896.  Entered  law  office  of  Thomas 
H.  Crawford,  at  Union,  Oregon,  in  1897,  and 
remained  with  Mr.  Crawford  until  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Pendleton  May  1,  1898.  Opened 


law  office  at  Baker  City  in  1898  and  prac- 
ticed there  one  year.  Moved  to  Sumpter, 
Oregon,  in  1899  and  formed  partnership  with 
Sam.  R.  Stott,  the  firm  existing  until  1901. 
Practiced  alone  at  Sumpter  until  1906  when 
he  moved  to  Echo,  Oregon,  and  practiced 
there  until  1909,  when  he  came  to  Portland 
and  became  associated  with  the  law  firm  of 
Sweek  &  Fouts.  Second  Lieutenant  Troop 
B,  O.  N.  G.,  1900-1,  at  Sumpter,  Oregon.  City 
Attorney  of  Sump.er,  Oregon,  1899-190i. 
Member  Masonic,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  W.  O.  W. 
fraternities.  Democrat. 

CHESTER  A.   SHEPPARD. 

Residence,  Creston  Station;  office,  423-4 
Henry  building,  Portland.  Born  at  Grand 
Forks,  North  Dakota,  June  28,  1879.  Son  of 
William  E.  and  Orpha  Esther  (Pearson) 
Sheppard.  Married  to  Ethelyn  O.  Krigei 
August  20,  1902.  Attended  Freemont  High 
School,  Freemont,  Michigan,  1894  to  1897, 
and  graduated  from  that  institution.  At- 
tended Ferris  Institute,  Big  Rapids,  Michi- 
gan, summers  of  1896-97-98;  Ypsilanti  State 
Normal  College,  1899-1901,  from  which  he 
graduated.  Post-graduate  in  1905  department 
of  Psychology  and  Pedagogics,  receiving  de- 
gree of  Bachelor  of  Pedagogics.  University 
of  Oregon  Law  School,  1908,  LL.  B.  Taught 
school  thres  years  in  Newaygo  County,  Michi- 
gan. Superintendent  of  Schools  two  years  in 


Quinnisec.  Michigan;  thre?  years  in  Chicago 
Parental  School;  Principal  ward  school,  Port- 
land, one  year.  Lecturer  on  Philosophy  of 
Education,  Quinnisec,  Michigan.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Pendleton,  Oregon,  May,  1908, 
and  became  associated  with  Judge  A.  T.  Lewis 
until  September,  1909,  since  when  he  lias- 
continued  the  practice  of  his  profession  alone 
Member  of  Phi  Delta  Pi  and  Phi  Delta  Phi 
fraternities.  Republican. 

GEORGE  S.  SHEPHERD. 

Residence,  444  Ainsworth  avenue;  office, 
600  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  May  5,  1866.  Son  of  David  and  Helen 
(Reid)  Shepherd.  Came  to  Portland,  Oregon, 
at  the  age  of  ten  years.  Attended  Willamette 
University  from  1880  to  1883.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Oregon  May  7,  1895,  and  became 


associated  with  George  B.  Cellars  under  th  > 
firm  name  of  Shepherd  &  Cellars,  which  part- 
nership existed  until  1903,  since  wh«n  he  ha> 
practiced  alone.  In  1903-1904  he  took  course 
in  navigat'on  on  ship  Ardencraig — via  Cape 
Horn  and  Cape  of  Good  Hope — with  title  of 
O.  'S.  Councilman  of  Portland  from  July, 
1905,  until  April,  1907,  when  he  resigned. 
Member  Multnomah  Amateur  Athletic  Club, 
Commercial  Club  and  Portland  Rowing  Club. 
Vice-President  and  Secretary  Portland  Coast 
League  Baseball  Club,  for  past  three  years. 
Republican. 

ELMER    M.    SHERLOCK. 

Residence,  corner  Thirty-fourth  and  Brook- 
lyn; office,  228-9  Henry  building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Zanesville,  Ohio,  March  7,  1875.  Son 
of  Abraham  and  Adeline  (Sandel)  Sherlock. 
Married  to  Jessie  Phelps  July  19,  1899.  Re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  grammar  and 


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high  schools  of  Iowa,  later  attending  Drake 
University  from  1891  to  1892,  and  Lake  For- 
est University  Law  School,  Chicago,  from 
1893  to  1895,  from  which  he  graduated  and 
received  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  th? 
Illinois  bar  June  12,  1895.  Began  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Chicago  in  1895.  Was  local 
counsel  for  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  Ra;l- 
road  from  1900  to  1905,  and  the  Elgin,  Joliet 
&  Eastern  Eailroad  in  the  south  end  of  Cook 
County.  In.  1907  came  to  Portland.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  the  same  year. 
He  is  practicing  his  profession  alone.  Mem 
ber  Masonic  and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternities. 

ANDREW  J.  SHERWOOD. 

Residence,  Coquille,  Oregon;  office,  First 
National  Bank  building.  Born  in  Independ- 
ence, Iowa,  October  31,  1858.  Son  of  Samuel 
and  Huldah  (Hathaway)  Sherwood.  Married 
to  Cynthia  A.  Rogers  December  29,  1885.  At- 
tonded  public  schools  and  graduated  from 


high  school,  Independence,  Iowa,  later  attend- 
ing State  Un  versity  of  Iowa  four  years,  and 
in  June,  1883,  graduated  from  Law  Depart- 
ment with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  bar 
in  Iowa  State  Courts,  United  States  District 
and  Circuit  Courts  of  Iowa,  June  19,  1883. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  July,  1883,  and  admitted 
to  bar  in  Oregon  January  3,  1886.  County 
School  Superintendent  from  1883  to  1886. 
Member  or  Chadwick  Lodge,  No.  68,  A.  F. 
and  A.  M.;  Ko-Keel-Klub,  Coquille,  Oregon; 
Millicoma  Club,  Marshfield.  Democrat. 

WILLIAM    BENTON    SHIVELY. 

Residence,  63  East  Fifteenth  street;  office, 
303  Corbett  building,  Portland.  Born  Novem- 
ber 8,  1882,  at  Portland,  Oregon.  Son  of 
W.  B.  and  Elizabeth  Ann  (Davis)  Shively. 


Married  June  25,  1907,  to  Pearl  E.  Peterson. 
Was  educated  at  the  Oregon  City  schools, 
graduating  therefrom  in  1898;  from  the  Tual 
atin  Academy  at  Forest  Grove,  Oregon,  in 
1901;  from  the  Pacific  University  at  Forest 
Grove,  Oregon,  in  1905,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.,  and  from  the  University  of  Oregon 
Law  School  at  Portland  in  1907,  with  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem 
June  18,  1907,  and  to  the  United  States  Dis- 
trict Court  on  November  17,  1909,  and  con- 
tinues the  practice  of  his  profession  to  date. 
Republican. 

JOSEPH   E.    SIBLEY. 

Residence,  Dallas,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  February  21,  1864,  at  Fairfield,  Illinois. 
Son  of  Charles  and  A.  L.  (Waters)  Sibley. 
Married  in  1895  to  Hattie  Bronson.  Edu 
c:ited  at  the  common  schools  of  Fairfield, 
Illinois,  ard  at  Hay  ward  College,  of  the  samo 
place.  Read  law  in  office  of  Creighton  & 


Sibley,  of  Fairfield,  Illinois,  for  three  years. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in  August, 
1889,  and  came  to  Oregon  in  September  of 
the  same  year,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon  at  Salem  the  following  year.  First 
located  at  Dallas  and  went  into  partnership 
with  John  J.  Daly  and  H.  C.  Eakin,  the  firm 
name  being  Daly,  Sibley  &  Eakin.  In  1895 
Daly  left  the  firm,  since  when  it  has  been 
Sibley  &  Eakin.  Served  five  years  in  militia 
in  Illinois.  County  Judge  of  Polk  County, 
Oregon;  Mayor  and  Councilman  of  Dallas. 
Member  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  W.  O.  W.  fraternities. 
Democrat. 

JULIUS    SILVERSTONE. 

Residence,   409    Salmon    street;    office,    605 
Chamber    of    Commerce    building,    Portland. 


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Born  in  New  York  City,  New  York,  Septem- 
ber 26,  1858.  Son  of  Herman  and  Pauline 
(Samuels)  Silverstone.  Educated  at  public 
schools  of  New  York  and  in  the  College  of 
the  City  of  New  York,  graduating  from  the 
latter  in  1877  with  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
Taught  school  in  New  York  City  from  1877  to 
1883.  Came  to  Portland,  Oregon,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Oregon  October  8,  1885. 
Admitted  to  practice  in  District  Court  of 
United  States  for  District  of  Oregon  and  in 
United  States  Circuit  Court  for  North  Judi- 
cial District  on  December  7,  1886.  Admitted 
to  practice  in  State  of  Washington  (then 
territory)  on  March  11,  1889.  Practiced  law 
for  some  years  in  partnership  with  Hon.  John 
M.  Gearin,  Daniel  R.  Murphy  and  George  A. 
Brodie.  Since  1899  has  practiced  alone. 
Member  of  Concordia  Club,  Portland,  and 
member  of  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  fraternity.  Re- 
publiean. 

JOSEPH    SIMON. 

Residence,  689 
Everett  street;  of- 
fice, City  Hall, 
Portland.  Born 
February  7,  1851. 
Son  of  David  and 
E  1  i  s  e  (Leopold) 
Simon.  Came  to 
Oregon  at  the  age 
of  six  years  and 
received  his  edu- 
cation at  the  com- 
mon schools  of 
this  city.  Admit- 
ted to  the  bar  at 
Salem  in  1872  and 
entered  into  part 
nership  with  C.  A. 
Dolph  on  February 
1,  1873,  which  as 
sociatiou  continues  to  date.  The  firm  as  at 
present  constituted  is  Dolph,  Mallory,  Simon 
&  Gearin.  Served  as  State  Senator  from 
Multnomah  County  1880  to  1899,  and  as 
United  States  Senator  from  Oregon  1898  to 
1903.  Is  at  present  Mayor  of  the  City  of 
Portland,  having  been  elected  in  1909.  Mem 
ber  Concordia  and  Commercial  Clubs.  Re- 
publican. 

NATHAN  D.  SIMON. 

Residence,  690  Flanders  street;  office.  710 
Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland.  Born 
February  20,  1864,  at  Portland,  Oregon.  Son 
of  David  and  Elise  (Leopold)  Simon.  Was 
married  September  11,  1889,  at  Albany,  New 
York,  to  Hattie  Sonnenfeld.  Educated  at  the 
Portland  public  schools  and  later  graduated 
from  Portland  High  School.  Attended  Law 
School  at  Albany,  New  York,  and  read  law 
in  the  office  of  Dolph,  Bellinger,  Mallory  & 
Simon.  On  May  15,  1884,  he  graduated  from 
Albany  (New  York)  Law  School  and  received 
UL.  B.  degree.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  Oregon,  in  1885,  and  to  the  United 


•States  Supreme  iCourt  in  1889.  From 
1886  to  1890  was  Deputy  District  Attorney 
for  Multnomah  County.  For  ten  years  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Henry  E.  McGinn 
and  the  late  A.  F.  Sears,  Jr.,  since  which 
time  he  has  practiced  law  in  partnership 
with  J.  V.  Beach  under  the  firm  name  of 
Beach  &  Simon.  Member  of  Commercial  and 
Concordia  Clubs.  Republican. 

JOHN  T.   SIMPSON. 

Residence,  Sheridan,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  June  20,  1841,  in  Platt  County,  Mis 
souri.  Son  of  Ben  and  Elzira  Jane  (Wisdom) 
Simpson.  Married  February  13,  1859,  to 
Nancy  C.  Martin.  At  the  age  of  five  years 
he  removed  with  his  parents  to  Oregon,  and 
his  early  education  was  received  at  private 
schools  in  Yamhill  County,  Oregon;  at  public 
schools  in  Oregon  City  and  Parkerville,  Ore- 
gon, and  later  at  Salem.  Read  law  at  home 
and  in  office  of  C.  C.  Linden,  of  Sheridan. 
Oregon.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
State  of  Oregon  in  1896.  Commenced  the 
practice  of  law  in  Sl'eridan  alone  until  1903, 
when  formed  partnership  with  W.  O.  Simms 
for  one  year;  1907  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  the  State  of  Washington  and  for  one  year 
practiced  in  Centralia,  Washington,  in  part 
nership  with  Judge  Reynolds.  Member  Ma- 
sonic fraternity.  Republican. 

WALTER  SINCLAIR. 

Residence,  Coquille,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  November  19,  1838,  ar  Hanover,  Ohio. 
Son  of  Burton  and  Elizabeth  (Nicholas)  Sin- 
clair. Married  March,  1882,  to  Miss  Ella 
Stevens,  remarrying  July  17,  1895,  to  Carrie 
Stauff.  Attended  the  Union  schools  at  Han 
over,  Ohio,  and  the  high  school  at  Hillsboro, 
Ohio.  After  serving  in  the  army  began  the 
study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Isaac  P.  Cald- 
wen  at  Laramie,  Wyoming.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  the  State  of  Wyoming  at  Laramie 
in  1883.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1884  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state  in  1885. 
Enlisted  in  Company  D,  Ohio  Volunteers, 
November  17,  1861,  and  served  until  April 
1,  1865.  Was  member  of  Oregon  Senate  for 
four  years,  e'ected  in  1888.  Member  Coos 
County  Bar  Association,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Co- 
quille Commercial  Club,  Ko  -  Keel  -  Klub, 
G.  A.  R.  Republican. 

NICHOLAS   J.    SINNOTT. 

Residence,  The  Dalles,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  December  6,  1870,  at  The  Dalles,  Ore 
gon.  Son  of  Nicholas  B.  and  Bride  M. 
(Brass)  Sinnott.  Attended  the  public  schools 
at  The  Dalles  and  the  Wasco  Independent 
Academy  at  the  same  place  until  1888,  when 
he  graduated  from  the  last-named  institution 
with  degree  of  A.  B.  Graduated  from  Notre 
Dame  University,  South  Bend,  Indiana,  in 
1892,  with  A.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem  in  1895,  since  which  time  he  has 
practiced  at  The  Dalles,  part  of  the  time 


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with  Eogor  Sinnott,  under  the  firm  name 
Sinnott  &  Sinnott,  and  since  1900  with 
Alfred  S.  Bennett  under  the  firm  name  of 
Bennett  &  Sinnott.  Elected  State  Senator 
from  Wasco  arcl  Hood  Eiver  counties  in  1908. 
Eepublican. 

GEORGE  F.   SKIPWORTH. 

Eesidence,  167  West  Fourth  street;  office, 
Cherry  building,  528  Willamette  street,  Eu- 
gene, Oregon.  Born  in  Keychi,  Louis'ana, 
November  21,  1873.  Son  of  Nathaniel  M.  and 
Cornelia  (Bowden)  Skipworth.  Married  Miss 
Grace  Umprrey  February  2,  1898.  Came  to 
Oregon  December,  1874.  Attended  the  public 
schools  in  different  parts  of  Oregon,  later 
attending  Santiam  Academy  at  Lebanon,  Ore 
gon,  and  Portland  University  first  year  of 


November  19,  1889,  to  Fannie  B.  Hayes.  Edu 
cated  at  the  public  schools  of  Union  County, 
Oregon,  and  at  the  University  of  Oregon. 
Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Turner  &  Cox, 
Pendleton,  Oregon,  in  1881  and  1882.  In  1883 
entered  Law  Department  of  Washington  and 


its  existence.  Member  of  City  Council  at 
Junction  City  for  four  years  and  member  of 
School  Board  at  Junction  City  four  years. 
Eead  law  in  office  of  his  brother,  E.  E. 
Skipworth,  at  Eugene,  Oregon,  from  January 
1,  1892,  until  admitted  to  bar  at  Salem,  Ore- 
gon, October  9,  1895.  Commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  law  at  Junction  City,  Lane  County, 
Oregon,  February  12,  1898,  continuing  until 
June  12,  1905,  removing  to  Eugene,  Oregon, 
becoming  associated  with  George  B.  Dorris 
from  September  1,  1906,  to  May,  1908.  Dis- 
trict Attorney  for  Lane  County  from  June, 
1907,  to  date.  Member  of  I.  O.  O.  F.,  A.  O. 
U.  W.  and  W.  O.  W.  fraternities,  and  member 
Eugene  Commercial  Club.  Democrat. 

JAMES  D.  SLATER. 

Eesidence,  802  Washington  avenue;  office, 
216  First  street,  La  Grande.  Born  October 
18,  1856,  at  Corvallis,  Oregon.  Son  of  James 
H.  and  Edna  E.  (Gray)  Slater.  Married 


Lee  University  at  Lexington,  Virginia,  gradu- 
ating in  June,  1884,  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  October, 
1884,  and  has  since  followed  his  profession  at 
La  Grande.  Was  for  one  year  associated 
with  C.  H.  Finn,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Finn  &  Slater,  and  for  several  years  with 
James  H.  and  Eobert  J.  Slater,  his  father 
and  brother.  Has  twice  held  office  as  Mayor 
of  the  City  of  La  Grande.  In  1896  was 
Democratic  candidate  for  District  Attorney 
of  Tenth  Judicial  District  of  Oregon.  Demo- 
crat. 

ROBERT  JAY  SLATER. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Pendleton,  Oregon. 
Born  July  31,  1855,  in  Corvallis,  Benton 
County,  Oregon.  Son  of  James  Harvey  and 
Edna  Elizabeth  (Gray)  Slater.  Married 
February  16,  1885,  to  Margaret  Elizabeth 
Furnish.  Attended  public  schools  at  La 
Grande  until  1871,  and  also  a  private  school 
at  the  same  place.  Afterward  taught  and 
studied  in  the  Bishop  Scott  Academy,  Port- 
land, 1876-7  and  part  of  1878.  Commenced 
the  study  of  law  under  his  father's  instruc- 
tions, and  continued  under  the  late  D.  W. 
Lichtenthaler,  at  Union,  Oregon.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem  July  5,  1880,  and  to  the 
United  States  Circuit  Court,  1892,  to  District 
Court  and  United  States  District  Court  in 
1900  and  to  United  States  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals  for  Ninth  Circuit  in  1902.  Admitted 
to  United  States  Supreme  Court  February  24, 
1904,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Democrat. 


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WOODSON  TAYLOR   SLATER. 

Resider.ee,  corner  Church  and  Chemecketa 
streets;  off:ce.  State  House,  Salem,  Oregon. 
Born  November  18,  1858,  in  Corvallis,  Ore- 
gon. Son  of  Tames  Harvey  and  Edna  Eliza- 
beth (Gray)  Slater.  Married  June,  1885,  to 
Mary  Price  Howe.  Attended  the  publ  c 
schools  of  Union  County,  Oregon,  and  later 
the  University  of  Oregon  at  Eugene,  gradu- 
ating with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1883.  Real 
law  in  office  of  L.  Bilyeu  Eugene,  for  three 
years,  and  was  admitted  to  tne  "oar  of  the 


State  of  Oregon  at  Salem  in  1885.  Com 
menced  the  practice  of  law  in  1886  in  Pen 
dleton,  Oregon,  in  partnership  with  his 
brother,  R.  J.  Slater,  and  remained  there  one 
year,  when  he  removed  to  Salem  and  was 
appointed  assistant  to  G.  W.  Webb,  State 
Treasurer,  f:>r  four  years.  Left  Salem  to 
engage  in  the  mercantile  business  in  La 
Grande,  and  returned  to  Salem  again  in  1894 
when  he  resumed  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion alone.  In  1890  entered  the  law  firm 
of  Ford  &  Kaiser,  of  Salem,  and  continued 
until  February  23,  1907,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed Commissioner  of  the  Supreme  Court, 
which  office  he  held  until  February  12,  1909, 
when  he  was  appointed  Justice  of  the  Su 
preme  Court  for  a  term  of  two  years.  Mem 
ber  of  the  K.  of  P.  and  Illihee  Club.  Demo- 
crat. 

EMIL  P.   SLOVARP. 

Office,  424  Henry  building,  Portland.  Born 
July  15,  1884,  in  Lake  Park,  Minnesota.  Son 
of  Paul  J.  and  Elsie  (Mytting)  Slovarp. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1903.  Educated  in  pub- 
lic schools  in  Minnesota;  graduated  from 
Portland  Bus' ness  College  1905.  Attended 
University  of  Oregon,  Law  Department,  1906 


1909,    graduating    with    degree    LL.    B.      Ad 
mitted  to  the  bar  June  15,  1909. 

ERNEST   CHANDLER   SMITH. 

Residence  and  office,  Hood  River,  Oregon. 
Born  December  18,  1877,  at  North  English, 
Iowa.  Son  of  Aaron  C.  and  Mulvanla 
(Cheney)  Smith.  Married  April,  1905,  to 
Alice  J.  Hunt.  Attended  Drake  University, 
Des  Moines,  Iowa,  and  Iowa  Si  ate  Teachers 
College,  graduating  in  June,  1902.  Attcndi- 1 
Literary  and  Law  Departments  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  graduating  therefrom  In 
1907.  Admitted  to  the  Michigan  bar  at  Lan- 
sing in  June,  1907.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1903 
and  was  admitted  to  the  ba\  or  this  state 
March  1,  1909.  Member  Hood  River  Com- 
mercial Club.  Hood  River  University  Club. 
County  Superintendent  of  Schools.  Repub 
Mean. 

JOHN   HENRY   SMITH. 

Residence,    Sixteenth    and    Irving    streets; 
office,  4-5-6   (  opeland   building,  Astoria,  Ore 
gon.     Born   December  4,   1*<;2.   in   St.   Helens, 
Oregon.     Son  of  John  Henry  and  Jane   (Kin 
ney)    Smith.      Married   January    27,    1890,    t> 


Minnie  Smith.  Attended  country  school  in 
Linn  County,  and  later  at  McMinnville  Col 
lege  and  Willamette  University  and  Wash- 
ington and  Lee  University  at  Virginia. 
Graduated  from  McMinnville  College  in  1884 
and  from  the  Law  Department  of  the  AVash 
ington  and  Lee  University  in  1887.  AdmittC'l 
to  the  bar  in  1887,  and  has  practiced  law  in 
Astoria  ever  since.  State  Senator  from  Clat- 
sop  County,  Oregon,  1894  to  1898. 

RICHARD  SHORE  SMITH. 

Residence  and  office,  Eugene,  Oregon.  Born 
near    Mountain    View,    Santa    Clara    County. 


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California,  December  11,  1877.  Son  of  G.  W. 
and  Margaret  A.  Smith.  Married  1907  >o 
Ada  D.  Hendricks.  Moved  to  Klamath  Falls, 
Oregon,  in  1883,  attending  the  schools  in 
that  county.  Entered  the  University  of  Ore- 
gon in  1896,  graduating  in  1901  with  degree 
of  A.  B.  Entered  Columbia  University  of 
New  York  City,  in  1901;  graduated  in  "1904 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Oregon  in  1904.  Practiced  law  in  Astoria, 
Clatsop  County,  in  partnership  with  Judge 
Georgo  Noland  for  three  years;  removed  to 
Klamath  Falls,  Oregon,  in  March,  1907,  and 
practiced  with  George  Noland  1908.  March 
1,  1910,  entered  into  partnership  with  A.  C 
Woodcock,  Eugene,  Oregon,  which  partner 
ship  continues  to  the  present  time.  Member 
of  the  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  Lodge  and  Sigma  Nu 
fraternity.  Eepublican. 

MILTON  WIRT   SMITH. 

Kesidence,  135 
Curry  street;  of- 
fice, 413  Fail  in;.' 
building,  Portland. 
Born  in  1855  on  a 
farm  in  Marion 
County,  Ore.  Soa 
of  David  and  Ann 
Maria  (White) 
Smith.  Married  in 
1881  to  Alice 
Sweek.  Educated 
in  the  common 
schools  of  Yamhill 
County  and  at  La- 
fayette Academy, 
Lafayette,  Ore.,  at 
the  Pacific  Uni- 
versity, Forest 
Grove,  Ore.,  from 

which  he  graduated  in  1878  with  A.  B.  degree. 
He  later  received  A.  M.  degree  from  the  same 
college.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  March,  1881, 
and  has  since  continued  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession.  President  Multnomah  Law 
Library.  Member  Historical  Society,  Na- 
tional Geographical  Society  and  of  the  Eoyal 
Soc'ety  of  Arts,  London.  Member  Arlington 
and  University  Clubs. 

SENECA   SMITH. 

Kesidence,  829  Front  street;  office,  245% 
Washington  street,  Portland.  Born  in  In- 
diana August  18,  1844.  Son  of  Cornelius 
and  Elizabeth  (Dixon)  Smith.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1847.  Married  to  Margaret  Gilliland 
May  1,  1879,  since  deceased.  Married  to 
Sue  E.  Southworth  June,  1891.  Eeceived  hfs 
early  education  in  log  cabin  school  houses 
in  Oregon,  later  attending  McMinnville  Col- 
lege and  Willamette  University.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  at  Salem  in  1879.  Judga 
Circuit  Court  of  Fourth  Judicial  District  in 
Oregon  from  January  1,  1884,  to  July  1,  1886. 
Member  Portland  Commercial  Club. 


ROBERT   GLENN   SMITH. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Grants  Pass,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Jacksonville,  Oregon,  November  27, 
1864.  'Son  of  Edwin  and  Minera  V.  (Fidler) 
Smith.  Married  to  Ida  V.  LaEaut,  April, 
1906.  Attended  public  school  at  Jackson- 
ville, Oregon.  Admitted  to  Supreme  Court  of 


Oregon  October,  1889,  and  commenced  to 
practice  law  in  Grants  Pass,  Oregon,  in  part- 
nership with  George  W.  Colvig  under  firm 
name  of  Smith  &  Colvig,  which  continued 
until  January,  1895;  1896  with  A.  C.  Hough 
as  Smith  &  Hough  for  one  year,  then  one  year 
with  H.  D.  Norton  as  Smith  &  Norton,  since 
which  alone.  .Member  of  State  House  of 
Eepresentatives  1895  and  1905.  Member  of  K. 
of  P.,  Eedmen  and  W.  O.  W.  fraternities. 
Democrat. 

DAN  P.  SMYTHE. 

Eesidence,  810  Vincent  street;  office, 
American  National  Bank  building,  Pendle 
ton,  Oregon.  Born  in  Atlanta,  Georgia,  July 
19,  1880.  Son  of  August  and  Katherine 
(Taylor)  Smythe.  Came  to  Oregon  about 
1894.  Attended  country  and  public  schools 
near  Dot,  Klickitat  County,  Washington, 
later  a  private  school;  public  school  in  Ohio 
and  Arlington,  Oregon;  Whitman  Prepara- 
tory College,  Walla  Walla,  Washington, 
1896-7;  W.  S.  C.  at  Pullman,  Washington. 
1898-1900;  University  of  Minnesota  at  Min- 
neapolis, 1901  to  1903,  graduating  from  Law 
Department  with  degree  of  B.  A.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Minnesota  June,  1903;  to 
Washington  bar  July  11,  1903;  to  bar  of 
Oregon  July  22,  1903.  Practiced  law  short 
time  at  Arlington,  Oregon;  removed  to  Pen- 
dleton  and  associated  with  Hailey  &  Lowell, 
January  1,  1908,  formed  partnership  with 


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BIOGRAPHICAL 


Charles  H.  Carter.  Captain  Company  L, 
Third  Infantry,  O.  N.  G.  Secretary  Oregon 
Bo;ird  of  Sheep  Commissioners  and  Oregon 
Wool  Growers  Association.  Member  Board 
of  Control,  National  Wool  Growers  Associa- 
tion. Member  of  Pendleton  Commercial  Club; 
Delta  Chi  fraternity;  Masonic  fraternity; 
K.  of  P. 

JOHN   WILLIAM   SNOVER. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Marshfield,  Oregon. 
Born  March  5,  1861,  Trenton,  New  Jersey. 
Son  of  Benjanrn  Nelson  and  Mary  E.  (Stew- 
art) Snover.  Moving  to  Oregon  in  1862  re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  public  and 
high  schools  of  Portland,  then  entering  the 
Portland  Business  College,  graduating  in  1881. 
September  13,  1882,  married  Miss  Susue  Mar- 
ble, of  Vancouver,  Washington.  Moving  to 
Goldendale,  Washington,  there  began  the 
study  of  law  in  the  office  of  N.  B.  Brooks, 
which  he  pursued  for  three  years,  then  being 
appointed  Postmaster  of  Goldendale,  which 
position  he  held  for  the  term  of  three  years. 
Elected  Mayor  of  Goldendale,  Washington,  in 
1890,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Wash- 
ington the  same  year.  In  1893  appo  nted  to 
the  United  States  Custom  Service  as  In- 
spector at  Puget  Sound,  Washington,  continu- 
ing in  the  service  for  five  years.  Returning 
to  Goldendale  in  1898  formed  a  partnership 
with  N.  B.  Brooks  under  the  firm  name  of 
Brooks  &  Snover  until  1903,  when  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  and  moved  to 
Condon,  Oregon,  and  practiced  by  himself 
until  formed  a  partnership  with  Senator 
.1.  Bowerman,  which  existed  until  1906,  when 
he  moved  to  Marshfield,  Oregon.  Appointed 
City  Attorney  of  Marshfield  for  one  year  in 
1909.  Member  of  the  Masonic  and  K.  of  P. 
fraternities.  Democrat. 

FRED    R.    SALWAY. 

Residence,  771  East  Twenty-seventh  street; 
office,  Court  House,  Portland.  Born  Decem- 
ber 11,  1876,  at  Hudson,  Lenawee  County, 
Michigan.  Son  of  Hugo  and  Elizabeth 
(Blewitt)  Salway.  Married  April  23,  1906, 
to  Evangeline  L.  Strieker.  Early  education 
received  at  Hillsdale  County,  Michigan,  at 
the  public  schools.  In  1890  he  graduated 
from  Cleary  College,  Ypsilanti,  '.Michigan. 
During  1904  and  1906  he  did  special  work  at 
the  University  of  Michigan  and  abroad.  In 
1907  he  removed  to  Portland.  In  1908  he 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  University 
of  Oregon,  Law  Department.  The  same  year 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Ore 
gon.  In  1906  he  organized  the  Department 
of  Commercial  Science  of  Whitworth  College, 
Tacoma,  Washington,  where,  among  other 
things  he  taught  Contracts  and  Bills  and 
Notes.  At  present  is  Librarian  and  Assist- 
ant Secretary  of  Multnomah  Law  Library. 
From  1901  to  1905  was  instructor  in  the 
Military  Department  of  Kenyon  College, 
Gambier,  Ohio.  Republican. 


ALBERT   N.   SOLISS. 

Residence  and  office,  Ontario,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Sacramento,  California,  June  12,  1872. 
Son  of  Daniel  B.  and  Margaret  S.  (Newman) 
Soliss.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1878.  Married 
to  Alice  Rowland  June  18,  1904.  Attended 
country  schools  in  Jackson  County,  and  high 
school  in  Jacksonville,  Oregon.  Graduated 


from  Stockton,  California,  Business  College, 
Commercial  Law  course,  1892.  Admitted  to 
bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  February  21,  1895. 
From  1895  to  1901  practiced  law  in  Jackson 
ville,  Oregon,  in  office  of  William  M.  Col- 
vig,  and  for  a  time  in  partnership  with  Wil- 
liam H.  Parker.  From  1902  to  1906  in  part- 
nership with  Ed.  L.  Bryan  in  Ontario,  Ore- 
gon, and  Payette,  Idaho.  Since  then  alone. 
Deputy  District  Attorney,  First  Judicial  Dis- 
trict of  Oregon,  1906-08.  Democrat. 

CARLTON    EDWARD    SOX. 

Residence  and  office,  Albany,  Oregon.  Born 
in  Albany,  Oregon,  October  29,  1874.  Son  of 
Edward  F.  and  Weltha  M.  (Young)  Sox. 
Married  to  K.  Bertha  Ellis  April  18,  1900. 
Attended  public  schools  of  Albany  and  Seat- 
tle. Graduated  from  Albany  College  1891; 
attended  Monmouth  College,  Monmouth,  Illi- 
nois, 1891-93;  graduated  from  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, California,  1894,  with  degree  of  A.  B. 
in  Department  of  Economics  and  Social  Sci- 
ence. Admitted  to  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon, 
June,  1898;  1895-97  instructor  in  History 
and  Economics,  Albany  College;  1894-98, 
studied  law  under  Judge  H.  H.  Hewitt,  Al- 
bany, Oregon.  July,  1898,  formed  partner 
ship  with  Judge  Hewitt;  partnership  contin- 
ues to  date.  City  Attorney  for  Albany,  1905 
to  1907.  Republican. 


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ARTHUR    CHAMPLAIN    SPENCER. 

Eesidence,  562 
Myrtle  street;  of- 
fice, 1105  Wells- 
Fa  r  g  o  building, 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Suffield, 
Connecticut,  Octo- 
ber 17,  1872.  Son 
of  George  Francis 
and  Martha 
(Champlain)  Spen- 
cer. Married  June 
15,  1898,  to  Mar- 
garet Fenton.  At- 
tended the  public 
schools  at  Deep 
E  i  v  e  r,  Connecti- 
cut, until  June, 
1888,  when  he 
g  r  a  d  u  ated  from 

the  Deep  Elver  High  School.  In  1888  and 
1889  he  attended  the  Connecticut  Literary 
Institute  at  Suffield,  Connecticut;  1889  to 
1891  he  attended  the  Vermont  Academy  at 
Saxton's  Eiver,  Vermont,  graduating  in  June, 

1891.  Moved  to  Oregon  September  28,  1893, 
and    attended    the    Law    Department    of    the 
University    of    Oregon    for    a    period    of    two 
years,    graduating    in    May,    1895.      Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  May,  1895,  and 
appointed    Deputy    Prosecuting    Attorney   for 
the    Fourth    Judicial    District    of    Oregon    in 
June,  1900,  resigning  said  office  in  May,  1904, 
to   accept   appointment   as   Assistant    General 
Attorney  for  the  Oregon  Eailroad  &  Naviga- 
tion   Company,    which   position    he    has    since 
held.     Eepublican. 

SCHUYLER  COLFAX  SPENCER. 

Residence,  424  Columbia  street;  office, 
T001-4  Board  of  Trade  building,  Portland. 
Born  in  Indiana  January  1,  1864.  Son  of 
James  and  Emma  (Skinner)  Spencer.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  and  high  school  of  Valpa- 
raiso, Indiana.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Indiana  1889,  and  commenced  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Valparaiso,  Indiana,  con- 
tinuing until  his  removal  to  Portland  in  1892. 
Member  of  the  firm  of  Wilbur  &  Spencer. 
Member  Commercial  Club.  Eepnblican. 

JERVIS  JOHNSON  STANLEY. 

Besidence,  Coquille,  Oregon;  office,  Martin 
building.  Born  in  Lynnville,  Jasper  County, 
Iowa,  September  13,  1864.  Son  of  Joshua 
Foster  and  Mary  Jane  (Stanley)  Stanley. 
Married  to  Carr:e  B.  Goodman  September  4, 

1892.  Attended   public   schools   at   Lynnville 
and      Earlham,      Iowa;      country    school      in 
Nemaha     County,     Kansas;     graduated     from 
Campbell    University,    Holton,    Kansas,    1887, 
with    degree    B.    S.    D.      Post-graduate,    1888, 
and  had  charge  of  field  work  in  botany  ana 
sciences.      Came    to    Oregon    August    8,    1888. 
Began  study  of  law  in  1892,  and  admitted  to 
bar   at    Salem,    Oregon,   July    1,    1904.      Asso- 


ciated in  law  with  Hon.  Eobert  Burns  until 
October,  1905,  since  practicing  alone.  Editor 
Coquille  City  Bulletin,  1902-04.  County  Clerk 
Coos  County  1892  to  1894;  Mayor  of  Co- 


quille from  1904-  to  1908.  Member  of  City 
Council,  School  Board  and  Chamber  of 
Commerce.  Secretary  Coos  County  Bar  Asso- 
ciation. Member  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Masonic,  W. 
O.  W.  fraternities.  Democrat. 

GEORGE  W.  STAPLETON. 


Eesidence,   445   Hassalo   street;    office,   732 
Chamber     of     Commerce,     Portland,     Oregon. 


228 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


Born  in  Scott  County,  Iowa,  June  10,  1863. 
Son  of  John  and  Josephine  (Sloper)  Staple- 
ton.  Crossed  the  plains  in  the  fall  and  win- 
ter of  1864  and  1865  to  the  Territory  of 
Idaho,  from  Idaho  to  Oregon  in  1871.  Mar- 
ried June  10,  1886,  at  Goldendale,  Washing- 
ton, to  Louise  Sisson.  Was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  Oregon  and  Washington, 
finishing  school  days  at  the  Pacific  Univer- 
sity at  Forest  Grove,  Oregon.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  the  Territory  of  Washington  on 
October  27,  1886,  and  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  State  of  Oregon  on  September  11,  1899; 
to  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States  for 
the  District  of  Oregon  on  June  22,  1896,  and 
to  the  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of  the 
United  States  for  the  District  of  Washing- 
ton on  November  4,  1904.  Was  Mayor  of  the 
City  of  Goldendale  for  one  term,  and  was 
Mayor  of  the  City  of  Vancouver,  Washington 
for  three  terms  in  succession.  Member  of 
the  firm  of  Coovert  &  Stapleton  Presidential 
Elector  on  the  Palmer  and  lUicknor  ticket 
for  the  State  of  Washington  in  1896.  Mem- 
ber of  Commercial  Club,  Portland.  Mason. 
Kepublican. 

SAMUEL   WYATT    STARK. 

Residence,  Hood  River,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  June  7,  1878,  at  Osage  City,  Missouri. 
Sou  of  Wyatt  Alexander  and  Luticia  (Mat- 
lock)  Stark.  Married  July  25,  1902,  to  Ger- 


trude M.  Brace.  His  first  schooling  was  re- 
ceived at  a  country  school  at  Rockland, 
Cooper  County,  Missouri.  In  1892,  at  the  age 
of  fourteen,  he  came  to  Oregon  and  lived  on 
a  homestead"  four  miles  from  Mosier,  Wasco 
County,  Oregon,  where  he  attended  a  small 
country  school,  and  later  went  to  school  at 
South  Bend,  Washington.  While  attending 


school  there  studied  law  mornings,  evenings 
and  Saturdays  in  the  office  of  Welsh  & 
Thorp,  attorneys  at  that  place.  In  June, 
1899,  went  to  The  Dalles  and  studied  law 
there  in  office  of  A.  S.  Bennett.  Was  afl- 
mitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Oregon  in  May,  1901.  Immediately  opened 
an  office  at  The  Dalles  and  practiced  there 
until  1909,  when  he  went  to  Hood  River.  Re- 
publican. 

JOSEPH  O.  STEARNS. 

Residence,  1641  Base  Line;  office,  2-5 
Washington  building,  Portland.  Born  Octo- 
ber 15,  1855,  in  Jackson  County,  Oregon.  Son 
of  Samuel  Eastman  and  Susan  Terry  (Whita- 
ker)  Stearns.  Married  to  Isa  Roy  Smith  at 
Walla  Walla,  Washington,  May  15,  1881.  Re- 


ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Portland,  Oregon.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  Oregon,  1896.  County  Commissioner 
of  Lincoln  County,  Oregon,  1893-1894,  and 
County  Judge  from  1896  to  1898.  Came  -,o 
Portland,  Oregon,  in  May,  1863.  Removed  to 
Walla  Walla,  Washington,  1879,  where  was 
engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  busr 
ness  until  1887,  when  with  family  remove-] 
to  Alsea  Bay,  in  Lincoln  County  (then  Ben- 
ton),  Oregon.  Upon  organization  of  Lincoln 
County,  1893,  was  appointed  member  of  the 
first  Board  of  County  Commissioners.  There- 
after, in  1896,  was  appointed  Judge  by  Gov- 
ernor Lord;  at  expiration  of  term  in  1898 
removed  to  Portland,  where  lias  since  been 
engaged  in  practice  of  law.  Member  of 
I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternity.  Republican. 

JESSE   STEARNS. 

Residence,    553    Ladd    avenue;    office,    801 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.     Born  Janu- 


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229 


ary  21,  1859,  at  Starksboro,  Vermont.  Son 
of  Ansel  Lewis  and  Julia  Buel  (Farr) 
Stearns.  Married  December  27,  1906,  to  Mary 
P.  Hardy.  Educated  at  Bristol  Academy  at 
Bristol,  Vermont;  at  Beeman  Academy,  at 
New  Haven,  Vermont;  and  at  Middlebury 
College,  Middlebury,  Vermont,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1883  with  A.  B.  degree.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Vermont  In  1886,  to  the 
bar  of  the  State  of  New  York  In  1888,  and 
practiced  in  New  York  City  for  eighteen 
years,  a  member  of  the  firms  of  Hobbs  <5c 
Gifford,  and  of  Gifford,  Stearns  &  Hobbs 
and  Steams  &  Paddock.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
1905  and  was  admitted  to  the  Oregon  bar 
in  1906.  Member  Arlington,  University  and 
Waverly  Golf  Clubs.  Eepublican. 

LUTHER  F.  STEEL. 

Eesidence,  Eiv- 
erdale;  office,  1105 
Wells-Fargo  Bldg., 
Portland.  Born 
July  29,  1871,  at 
Oswego,  Kansas. 
Son  of  David  and 
Mary  McDowell 
(Foulke)  Steel. 
Married  in  1906  to 
Mary  H.  Talbot. 
Game  to  Oregon  in 
1872.  A  1 1  e  nded 
public  schools  of 
Portland  and  later 
the  University  of 
Oregon,  Law  De- 
partment. Admit- 
ted to  the  bar  at 
Salem  in  June, 

1899.  From  1906  to  date,  assistant  to  Hon. 
W.  W.  Cotton,  General  Attorney  for  the 
Oregon  Railroad  &  Navigation  Company. 
Served  five  years  with  Oregon  National 
Guard,  res-igiiing  as  Second  Lieutenant  in 
1897.  [Republican. 

B.  E.   STEEL. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Eoseburg,  Oregon. 
Born  January  13,  1886,  at  Tazewell,  Virginia. 
Son  of  A.  J.  Steel.  Eeceived  his  early  educa- 
tion at  the  public  schools  of  Tazewell,  gradu- 
ating from  the  high  school  at  that  place  in 
1894.  In  September  of  that  year  he  entered 
Washington  &  Lee  University,  Lexington, 
Virginia,  and  completed  a  one-year  academic 
course.  In  1905  entered  Eichmond  College, 
Eichmond,  Virginia,  and  took  another  year  of 
academic  work;  in  1906  he  entered  the  Law 
Department  of  the  same  college  and  gradu- 
ated in  1908  with  LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Virginia  June  19,  1908.  Spent 
one  year  in  the  law  office  of  A.  S.  Higgin- 
botham  at  Tazewell,  at  the  same  time  en- 
gaging in  a  further  study  of  law.  Came  to 
Oregon  in  1909  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  this  state  on  October  5.  Located  immedi- 
ately at  Eoseburg  and  has  continued  the 
practice  of  his  profession  there. 


FREDERICK  STEIWER. 

Eesidence  and  office,  Pendleton.  Born  Oc- 
tober 13,  1883,  at  Jefferson,  Marion  County, 
Oregon.  Son  of  John  F.  and  Ada  (May) 
Steiwer.  Education  received  at  public 
schools  of  Oregon;  the  Oregon  Agricultural 
College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1902 
with  B.  S.  degree;  at  the  University  of  Ore- 
gon, from  which  he  graduated  in  1906  with 
A.  B.  degree,  and  at  University  of  Oregon 
Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1908, 
having  previously  been  in  the  employ  of 
Snow  &  McCamant,  Portland.  Eemained 
with  them  until  March,  1909,  when  he  went 
to  Pendleton  and  formed  a  partnership  with 
G.  W.  Phelps,  under  the  firm  name  of  Phelps 
&  Steiwer.  Is  at  present  Deputy  District 
Attorney  of  Umatilla  County.  Member  Ma- 
sonic and  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternities.  Ee- 
publican. 

JOHN  H.    STEVENSON. 

Eesidence,  448V,  Sixth  street;  office,  Mo- 
hawk building,  Portland.  Born  December 
28,  1879,  at  Forest  Grove,  Oregon.  Son  of 
Eobert  O.  and  Mary  (Buxton)  Stevenson. 
Married  December  24,  1904,  to  Louise 
Behrenz.  Eeceived  early  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  District  No.  27,  near 
Forest  Grove,  Oregon.  Was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Oregon  in  October,  1907,  and  appointed 
Deputy  District  Attorney  for  the  Fourth 
Judicial  District,  by  John  Manning,  in  No- 
vember, 1907.  Left  that  office  July  6,  1908, 
and  has  since  been  engaged  in  general  prac- 
tice. Democrat. 

McCANTS  STEWART. 

Eesidence,  513 
North  Union  ave- 
nue; office,  221 
Ablngton  build- 
ing, Portia  nd, 
Oregon.  Born  July 
11,  1877,  in  Brook- 
lyn, New  York. 
Son  of  T.  McCants 
and  L  o  t  t  i  e  P. 
(Harris)  Stewart. 
Married  Mary  D. 
Weir,  of  Minnea- 
polis, Minn.,  Aug- 
ust 22,  1905.  Ee- 
ceived his  early 
education  in  the 
public  schools  of 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
and  the  Claflin 

University,  South  Carolina.  Graduated  from 
the  Tuskegee  Institute,  Tuskegee,  Alabama, 
Normal  Department,  1896,  and  the  same  year 
entered  University  of  New  York,  taking 
special  work.  Entered  University  of  New 
York  Law  School  1896.  Graduated  from  the 
University  of  Minnesota  1899,  degree  of  LL. 
B.;  1901  degree  LL.  M.  Admitted  to  the 


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bar  at  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  1899,  and  to  the  bar 
of  Oregon,  1903.  Arrived  in  Oregon  1902. 
Started  active  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Portland  1903.  Eepublican. 

THOMAS   JEFFERSON    STITES. 

Residence  and  office,  Albany  Oregon.  Born 
in  Putnam  County,  Indiana,  October  25,  1839. 
Son  of  Samuel  and  Jane  (Young)  Stites.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  1862.  Married  to  Mary  J.  Mar- 
tin March  3,  1868.  Educated  in  common 
schools  of  Illinois  and  Missouri.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  1880.  Mem- 
ber of  Oregon  Legislature  in  1868  to  1870. 
Superintendent  of  Schools,  Linn  County,  1870 
to  1874.  County  Clerk  of  Linn  County  1876- 
78.  Private  Secretary  to  Governor  Thayer 
for  full  term. 

CHARLES  F.   STONE. 

Residence  and  office,  Klamath  Falls,  Ore 
gon.  Born  in  Covington,  Virginia,  November 
3,  1865.  Son  of  J.  P.  and  Luoinda  (Sizer; 
Stone.  Married  to  Ida  Skelton  November  22, 
1898.  Attended  public  and  high  schools  of 
Covington,  Viiginia;  entered  the  University 
of  Minnesota  in  1886  and  graduated  from 


there  with  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  LL.  B.  in 
1890.  Admitted  to  Supreme  Court  of  Minne- 
sota June  6,  1890;  Supreme  Court  of  Idaho 
November  19,  1891;  Supreme  Court  of  Wash- 
ington October,  1896;  Supreme  Court  of  Cali- 
fornia January  22,  1906.  Came  to  Oregon 
January  26,  1906,  and  admitted  to  Oregon 
Supreme  Court  May  29,  1906.  Practiced  law 
in  Malad  City,  Idaho,  April  5,  1891  to  June 
6,  1896;  Olympia,  Washington,  October,  1896, 
to  February,  1897;  Eureka,  California,  July, 
1905,  to  January,  1906;  Klamath  Falls,  Ore- 
gon since  January,  1906,  with  H.  L.  Benson 


under  firm  name  Benson  &  Stone.  In  1891 
was  appointed  United  States  Court  Commis- 
sioner, District  of  Southern  Idaho,  which  he 
held  for  five  years.  Member  of  K.  of  P. 
Democrat. 

EDMUND   PLOWDEN   STOTT. 

Residence,  268 
Park  street;  of- 
fice, 311  Common- 
wealth building, 
Portland.  Born 
July  28,  1883,  ar 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Raleigh 
and  Susan  (Plow- 
den)  Stott.  Early 
education  received 
at  the  public 
schools  of  Port- 
land and  at  Port- 
land Academy.  En- 
tered Leland  Stan- 
ford University  in 
1903,  remaining 
there  during  the 
years  1903  to  1907. 

Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  October, 
1907.  In  January,  1907,  became  associated 
with  the  fiim  of  Gammans  &  Malarkey — 
the  firm  name  having  been  changed  the  be- 
ginning of  the  present  year  to  Malarkey, 
Seabrook  &  Stott.  Member  M.  A.  A.  C.  and 
University  Club.  Republican. 

HAROLD  WILLIAM  STRONG. 

Residence,  777  East  Eighth  street;  office, 
235  Worcester  building,  Portland.  Born  iu 
Portland,  Oregon,  November  15,  1878.  Son 
of  Edward  W.  and  Belle  (Watts)  Strong. 
Married  September  15,  1900,  to  Ethel  Hill- 
man.  Graduated  from  Beaverton  public 
school  in  1896;  attended  Pacific  College  at 
Newberg,  Oregon,  two  years,  and  the  Oregon 
Agricultural  College,  Corvallis,  Oregon,  two 
years,  and  graduated  from  the  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in 
1907.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Oregon  June 
20,  1906,  since  which  date  he  has  practiced 
his  profession.  Elected  Republican  County 
Central  Committeeman  in  1907.  Member 
B.  P.  O.  E.  and  W.  O.  W.  Republican. 

THOMAS   NELSON    STRONG. 

Residence,  209  Sixteenth  street;  office, 
Labbe  building,  Portland.  Born  at  Cathla- 
met,  Washington,  on  March  17,  1853.  Son 
of  William  and  Lucretia  (Robinson)  Strong. 
Moved  to  Oregon  in  1861  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  1874.  Republican. 

PHILIP  ALFRED   STOVER. 

Residence  and  office,  Hermiston,  Oregon. 
Born  February  13,  1884,  in  Darke  County, 
Ohio.  Son  of  Philip  Robert  and  Alice  Elsie 
(Wilcox)  Stover.  Early  education  received 
in  the  common  schools  of  Darke  County  and 


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231 


later  at  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Greenville,  Ohio.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1906. 
Attended  Law  Department  of  the  Willamette 


the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  June,  1896.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  1896,  and 
since  1899  has  practiced  alone.  Appointed 


University  at  Salem,  and  graduated  in  1908 
with  LL.  B.  cbgree.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem  in  October,  1908.  Practiced  at 
Sunnyside,  Washington,  until  his  removal  to 
Hermiston.  Eepublican. 

CHARLES  STOUT. 

Kesidence,  100  Nesmit'h  street;  office,  610 
Commercial  block,  Portland.  Born  in  Boise, 
Idaho,  September  4,  1871.  Son  of  James 
and  Harriette  (Chapin)  Stout.  Married  to 
Florence  M.  Shiells  December  28,  1904.  At- 
tended the  public  school  at  Boise,  Idaho, 
until  1885,  and  from  1885  to  1886  a  private 
school  in  Lewiston,  Idaho.  Moved  to  Ore- 
gon November  1,  1906.  Studied  law  in 
Ogden,  Utah,  in  the  office  of  W.  L.  Maginnis 
from  1897  to  1904,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Utah  at  Salt  Lake  City  in  October, 
1901,  practicing  in  Ogden  and  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah.  Admitted  to  Washington  bar  in  1905, 
practicing  in  Seattle  about  one  year,  and 
admitted  to  the  Oregon  bar  December  17, 
1906.  Member  of  Masonic  fraternity.  Demo- 
crat. 

JOSEPH    A.    STROWBRIDGE. 

Eesidence,  795  East  Eighth  street;  office, 
207  Commercial  block,  Portland.  Born  in 
Portland,  Oregon,  November  23,  1870.  Son 
of  Joseph  Alfred  and  Mary  (Bodman) 
Strowbridge.  Married  May  23,  1893,  to 
Nellie  Maud  Blasdel.  Received  h:s  early 
education  in  Portland  public  school,  the  Port- 
High  School  and  the  Portland  Business  Col- 
lege. Attended  the  Law  Department,  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon;  graduated  from  same  with 


Deputy  Clerk  under  late  Judge  Shattuck, 
July,  1896,  to  July,  1899.  Member  of  the 
Scottish  Eite,  Knights  Templar,  Mystic 
Shrine,  Portland,  Sons  of  American  Revolu- 
tion. Eepublican. 

VICTOR  K.   STRODE. 

Eesidence,  867  Kelly  street;  office,  617 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born  in 
Kane  County,  Illinois,  August  25,  1851.  Son 
of  J.  V.  and  Nancy  (Gillilan)  Strode.  Came 
to  Oregon  November,  1879.  Married  to  Kate 
Weigand,  August  10,  1887.  Attended  com- 
mon school  in  Knox  County,  Missouri;  gradu- 
ated from  State  Normal  School  at  Kirksville, 
Missouri,  in  1873.  Eead  law  in  office  of 
General  W.  H.  L.  Banes,  San  Francisco.  Ad- 
mitted to  Supreme  Court  of  California  at 
Los  Angeles,  1879;  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon 
1880;  District  and  Circuit  Courts  of  United 
States  1883;  United  States  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals.  Commenced  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Portland  in  partnersh'p  with 
J.  V.  Beach,  under  the  firm  name  of  Strode 
&  Beach,  which  continued  for  a  number  of 
years;  later  with  Charles  N.  Wait.  Prac- 
tices his  profession  alone  to  date.  Democrat. 

RAYMOND  AMBROSE  SULLIVAN. 

Eesidence,  141  North  Sixteenth  street; 
office,  609  McKay  buikVng,  Portland,  Oregon. 
Born  October  16,  1881,  at  Preston,  Minne- 
sota. Son  of  Florence  and  Katherine  (Mo- 
ran)  Sullivan.  Attended  St.  Mary's  School 
at  La  Crosse,  Wisconsin,  1886  to"l895;  Du- 
buque  public  school  1896  to  1898;  Dubuque 
(Iowa)  High  School  1898  to  1902,  graduating 


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therefrom.  Graduated  from  University  of 
Wisconsin  in  1906  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  July,  1906, 
having  that  year  removed  to  Portland,  Ore 
gon.  Began  private  practice  September  1, 
1906,  in  Portland,  July  1,  1908,  was  appointed 
to  the  position  of  Deputy  City  Attorney  for 
Portland,  under  John  P.  Kavanaugh,  which 
position  he  has  held  to  date.  Member 
Knights  of  Columbus,  Royal  Arcanum,  An- 
cient Order  of  Hibernians,  Multnomah  Ama- 
teur Athletic  Club.  Republican. 

L.  L.   SWAN. 

Residence  and  office,  Albany.  Born  in 
Marshalltown,  Iowa,  June  11,  1872.  Son  of 
D.  C.  and  Martha  E.  (Naylor)  Swan.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  1888.  Married  Ella  M.  Fouche 
September  22,  1901.  Attended  school  at 
Marshalltown,  Iowa,  later  at  Dallas,  Oregon, 
graduating  in  1889;  taught  school,  1889-90; 
attended  Oregon  Agricultural  College,  1890 
to  1893.  Admitted  to  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon, 
June,  1898,  and  formed  partnership  with  H. 
C.  Watson  at  Albany,  Oregon,  which  con 
tinued  until  1903.  Now  practicing  by  him- 
self to  date.  Member  of  Masonic  and  I.  O. 
O.  F.  fraternities.  Republican. 

THOMAS   GEORGE   BENNETT   SWANTON. 

Residence  and  office,  Marshfield,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Glandore,  Cork  County,  Ireland.  Son 
of  Robert  H.  and  Elizabeth  F.  (Bennett) 
Swanton.  Came  to  Oregon  September  30, 
1894.  Married  to  Violet  Abernethy  August 
18,  1902.  Attended  public  school,  1881-1890; 
Pococke  College,  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  August, 
1890  to  June,  1893;  Santry  School,  Dublin, 
Ireland,  August,  1893,  to  June,  1894.  October, 
1894,  commenced  study  of  law  in  office  of 
J.  W.  Bennett.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  Oregon,  June,  1898.  Assistant  At- 
torney in  office  of  J.  W.  Bennett  until  Janu- 
ary 1,  1910,  when  partnership  was  formed 
with  J.  W.  and  Tom  T.  Bennett.  Mason. 
Republican. 

ISAAC    SWETT. 

Residence,  794 
Water  street;  of- 
fice, 521-525  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce 
building,  Portland. 
Born  September 
10,  1873,  at  Odes 
sa,  Russia.  Son  of 
Leon  and  Sarah 
(C  h  a  i  m  o  vitch) 
S  w  e  1 1.  Married 
December  4,  1900, 
to  Julia  Segal. 
Early  education 
received  at  pri- 
vate schools  in 
Russia  until  nine 
years  of  age;  at 
the  public  schools 
of  Oregon.  En- 
tered University  of  Oregon,  Law  Department, 


and  graduated  therefrom  in  1896.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  June,  1896. 
Practiced  in  Portland  from  the  time  of  his 
admission  to  date,  being  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Murphy,  Brodie  &  Swett.  Appointe-1 
and  served  as  Municipal  Judge  in  Port- 
land 1908.  Member  of  Executive  Board  in 
Mayor  Lane's  Cabinet  in  1908-1909.  Presi- 
dent People's  Forum  1908-1909.  Mason. 
February  22,  1910,  elected  Grand  President 
of  Independent  Order  of  B'nai  B'rith,  Dis- 
trict No.  Four.  Democrat. 

BENJAMIN   F.    SWOPE. 

Residence,  Independence,  Oregon;  office, 
same.  Born  January  12,  1866,  in  Nodaway 
County,  Missouri.  Son  of  Thomas  W.  and 
Helen  (Stevens)  Swope.  Married  February 
1,  1894,  to  Grace  Holmes.  His  early  educa- 
tion was  received  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  Maitland,  Missouri.  In  1891  at- 
tended the  Law  Department  of  the  University 
of  Oregon.  Read  law  in  office  of  C.  D.  & 
D.  C.  Latourette,  Oregon  City.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Oregon  October  4,  1893,  and  lo- 
cated at  Newport.  Mayor  of  that  town  in 
1895.  Deputy  District  Attorney  for  Lincoln 
County  1899  to  1906;  County  Judge  of  same 
county  from  1906  to  1909,  when  he  resigned 
to  accept  position  of  Deputy  District  Attor 
ney  of  Crook  County.  Resigned  this  position 
January  1,  1910,  on  account  of  ill-health  and 
returned  to  the  Willamette  Valley,  locating 
at  Independence.  City  Attorney  of  Independ- 
ence. Member  of  Masonic  and  I.  O.  O.  F. 
fraternities.  Republican. 

EDWARD    THOMAS    TAGGERT. 

Residence,  341 
Sherman  street; 
office,  416  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce 
building,  Portland. 
Born  August  26th, 
1868,  near  Belfast, 
County  Antrim, 
Ireland.  Son  of 
John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Higginson) 
Taggert.  Marr'ed 
August  28th,  1899, 
to  Eugenia  Hobbs. 
Educated  in  the 
National  Schools, 
Skerry's  Civil  Ser- 
vice Academy, 
Dublin,  Ireland, 
and  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan, 
graduating  therefrom  in  June,  1898,  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Michigan  at  Lansing,  Michigan,  in  June, 
1898.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1890  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  1899.  Mem- 
ber of  Masonic  and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternities. 
Republican. 


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CHARLES   J.    TAFF. 

Eesidence  and  office,  McMinnville,  Ore- 
gon. B'orn  November  2,  1872,  in  Benton 
County,  Arkansas.  Son  of  George  G.  and 
Susan  (Downing)  Taff.  .Married  December 
31,  1899,  to  Irene  Eummell.  Attended  the 
public  schools  of  Illinois,  and  after  his  re- 
moval to  Oregon,  in  1887,  the  public  schools 
of  McMinnville,  Oregon.  Bead,  law  in  the 
office  of  W.  T.  Vinton,  McMinnville,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  1896.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  at  Salem  and 
continues  to  date.  Was  member  of  the  Ore- 
gon National  Guard  for  four  years.  Repub- 
lican. 

ALBERT    HAWES    TANNER. 

Residence,  409 
East  Fourteenth 
street;  office,  609 
Commercial  block, 
Portland,  Oregon. 
Born  September  9. 
1855,  Clark  Coun- 
ty, Wash.  Son  of 
Benjanrn  Franklin 
and  'Sarah  Lucelle 
(Turneir)  Tanner. 
Married  Novem- 
ber 25,  1880,  to 
Marcella  Kelly. 
Received  his  earl}r 
education  at  the 
District  and  Chris- 
tian College  at 
Monmouth,  Ore., 
which  at  that  time 

was  one  of  the  leading  colleges  of  the  state. 
He  graduated  from  that  institution  with  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  in  1874.  Studied  law  in  Port- 
land with  the  firm  of  Dolph,  Bronaugh, 
Dolph  &  Simon,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1879,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced 
his  profession  in  this  city.  Moved  to  Oregon 
in  1865.  Member  of  the  Legislature  from 
Multnomah  County  in  1882.  City  Attorney 
of  Portland  1884-5-6,  and  Municipal  Judge 
1888-1890.  Republican. 

GEORGE    TAZWELL. 

Residence,  912  Front  street;  office,  519 
Lumbermens  building,  Portland.  Born  in 
Glastonbury,  England,  August  11,  1870.  Son 
of  Jesse  and  Ellen  (Ralph)  Tazwell.  Cani3 
to  Oregon  May  6,  1889.  Attended  pu'b 
lie  schools  in  England;  Portland  Business 
College,  and  Law  Department,  University  of 
Oregon,  graduating  in  1894  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon, 
June  1,  1894.  With  the  firm  of  Dolph,  Mai- 
lory,  Simon  &  Gearin  from  1895  to  1899. 
Private  Secretary  to  Hon.  Joseph  Simon, 
United  States  Senator,  1899  to  1902;  again 
with  firm  of  Dolph,  Mallory,  Simon  & 
Gearin  until  November  1,  1907,  when  part- 
nership was  formed  with  Frank  S.  Bennett, 
which  continues  to  date.  Republican. 


WARREN  ELLSWORTH  THOMAS. 

Residence,  300  North  Twenty-fourth  street; 
office,  400  Chamber  of  Commerce  building, 
Portland.  Born  November  21,  3861,  at  Mill- 
ville,  Lycoming  County,  Pennsylvania.  Son 
of  John  Milton  and  Ann  Elizabeth  (Marshall) 
Thomas.  Married  June  25,  1890,  to  Lalla  R. 
Dalton.  Educated  in  public  and  normal 
schools  in  Lycoming  County,  Pennsylvania; 
the  Jersey  Shore,  Pennsylvania,  Eclectic  In- 
stitute, where  he  had  two  years  of  prepara- 
tory work.  Studied  law  in  Williamsport, 
Pennsylvania,  in  the  office  of  William 
H.  Armstrong.  Admitted  to  practice  Court 
of  Common  Pleas  of  Lycoming  County, 
Pennsylvania,  in  1882;  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  State  of  Washington  in 
1883,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  the  same  year.  Formed  partner- 
ship with  Benton  Killin  and  F.  A.  E.  Starr, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Killin,  Starr  &  Thomas, 
in  1889,  the  same  existing  until  1892,  when 
Mr.  Killin  withdrew,  and  the  firm  became 
Starr  &  Thomas.  In  1894  George  E.  Cham- 
berlain became  a  member  of  the  firm,  and 
the  name  again  changed  to  Starr,  Thomas  & 
Chamberlain,  and  remained  so  until  1897, 
when  it  became  Chamberlain  &  Thomas.  This 
partnership  lasted  until  1909,  when  Otto  J. 
Kraemer  was  admitted  to  the  firm,  and  the 
firm  name  is  at  present  Chamberlain,  Thomas 
&  Kraemer.  Was  six  years  in  O.  N.  G.,  be- 
coming First  Lieutenant  Company  K,  First 
Regiment;  was  member  House  of  Representa- 
tives of  Oregon  in  1891  and  1897.  Member 
Arlington  Club,  Portland  Commercial  Club; 
member  of  Archaeological  Society,  and  Wav- 
erly  Golf  Club.  Republican. 

CHARLES  RAYMOND  THOMPSON. 

Reside  nee,  392 
Columbia  street; 
office,  316  C  o  m- 
monwealth  build- 
ing, Portland. 
Born  May  27, 
1886,  at  Carlton, 
Missouri.  Son  of 
Charles  A  s  b  u  r  y 
and  Mary  Elle  i 
(Pafander) 
Thompson.  Grad- 
uated from  the 
public  schools  of 
Harper  County, 
Kansas,  in  1893, 
and  attended 
Sou  thwestern 
Kansas  College  in 
1904.  Took  up 

business  course  in  MeMinnville  College,  Me- 
Minnville,  Oregon,  in  1905,  and  studied  law 
in  the  office  of  A.  H.  Mohler,  in  Chasmere, 
Washington,  in  the  years  1906  and  1907.  En- 
tered the  Law  Department  of  the  University 
of  Oregon,  at  Portland,  in  1907,  graduating 
in  June,  1909,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 


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mitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  June  16,  1909, 
and  entered  the  office  of  Kichardson,  Dimick 
&  Morehead,  of  this  city,  with  whom  he  is 
still  associated.  Kepublican. 

ANDREW  GAEL  THOMPSON. 

Kesidence,  1171  Hawthorne  avenue;  office, 
419  Henry  building,  Portland.  Born  Decem- 
ber 27,  1876,  at  Barnard,  Missouri.  Son  of 
William  and  Louisa  (Strain)  Thompson.  Mar- 
ried in  1907  to  M.  Louise  Lamont.  Gradu- 
ated from  the  Oregon  State  Normal  at  Mon- 
mouth,  in  1899,  with  degree  of  B.  S. ;  from 
Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  University  in  1903,  with 
degree  of  A.  B.;  from  Harvard  University  in 
1906,  with  degree  of  A.  M.,  and  from  the 
University  of  Chicago  in  1907.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1882.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem  in  1904.  Member  W.  O.  W.  frater- 
nitry,  of  the  Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  Club,  and 
President  of  the  Oregon  State  Normal  Club. 
Republican. 

H.  W.  THOMPSON. 

Eesidence,  Fifth  and  Willamette  streets; 
office,  First  National  Bank  building,  Eugene, 
Oregon.  Born  in  New  York  City,  December 
14,  1868.  Son  of  Clark  W.  and  Rebecca 
SophTa  (Wells)  Thompson.  Entering  the  com- 


mon and  high  schools  of  La  Crosse,  Wiscon- 
sin, graduating  from  the  same.  Later  attend- 
ed the  University  of  Minnesota  and  gradu- 
ated with  degree  B.  A.  in  1888,  continuing 
the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Clark,  Ellar 
&  Howe,  at  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  for  one  year; 
then  entered  the  law  school  of  Harvard  Uni- 
versity, where  he  remained  for  two  years, 
returning  to  La  €rosse,  Wisconsin.  Being  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Wisconsin,  January,  1891, 
he  practiced  there  until  moving  to  Oregon  in 


1897.  Being  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
that  same  year,  he  opened  an  office  at  Eu- 
gene, Oregon,  where  he  formed  a  co-partner- 
ship with  Charles  Hardy,  of  Eugene,  which 
continues  to  date.  On  October  21,  1909,  he 
was  appointed  County  Judge  of  Lane  County, 
Oregon,  whicTi  position  he  now  holds.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Commercial  and  Social  Clubs 
of  Eugene;  the  University  Club  of  Portland; 
past  member  of  the  Phi  Delta  Theta,  also 
member  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
B.  P.  O.  E.  fraternities.  Republican. 

ARTHUR    P.    TIFFT. 

Residence,  351  West  Park  street;  office,  710 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  October  3,  1872,  at  Buffalo,  New  York. 
Son  of  James  Webster  and  Joan  (Palmer) 
Tifft.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1891.  Educated  at 
the  public  and  high  schools  of  Buffalo,  New 
York;  at  Cornell  University,  1889-90;  received 


degree  of  Ph.  G.  from  Willamette  University 
in  1893.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in 
1905.  Practiced  law  at  Portland  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Tifft,  Stralian  &  Seaton. 
From  August,  1897,  to  1905,  was  in  partner- 
ship with  Judge  M.  L.  Pipes,  under  the  firm 
name  Pipes  &  Tifft.  Since  1905  has  practiced 
alone.  President  Oregon  Pan-American  Com- 
mission; member  M.  A.  A.  C.,  Masonic  order, 
Loyal  Legion  and  Sons  of  the  American  Rev- 
olution. Republican. 

HENRY  MULFORD  TOMLINSON. 

Residence,  415  Fourteenth  street;  office, 
610  McKay  building,  Portland.  Born  March 
27,  1875,  at  Bridgeton,  New  Jersey.  Son  of 
George  and  Emma  (Bonham)  Tomlinson. 
Married  June,  1907,  to  Helen  Josephine  Fitz. 
Attended  West  Jersey  Academy,  and  South 


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Jersey  Institute.  Graduated  from  the  Law 
Department  of  Cornell  University,  Ithaca, 
N.  Y.,  in  June,  1897,  with  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Took  special  course  at  Brown  University, 
Providence,  K.  I.,  for  one  year,  ending  1905. 
Moved  to  the  State  of  Oregon  in  1898,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  the  same 
year.  Deputy  City  Attorney  of  Portland  un- 
der John  P.  Kavanaugh,  from  July  1,  1907, 
to  date.  Kepublican. 

EDMUND  BURKE  TONGUE. 

Kesidence  and  office,  Hillsboro,  Ore.  Born 
in  Hillsboro,  Ore.,  April  17,  1873.  Son  of 
Thomas  H.  and  Emily  Margaret  (Eagleton) 
Tongue.  Married  to  Maud  Agnes  Shannon, 
January  2,  1909.  Eeceived  his  early  educa- 
tion in  public  schools  of  Hillsboro,  Ore.,  later 


sity,  with  degree  of  B.  L.,  1900;  Law  Depart- 
ment of  Columbian  University,  now  George 
Washington  University,  with  degree  of  LL.  B., 
1903.  Admitted  to  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  Oc- 
tober 7,  1903.  Chairman  Washington  County 


attending  Pacific  University  at  Forest  Grove 
and  the  University  of  Oregon  at  Eugene.  Ad 
mitted  to  the  bar  at  ;Salem,  Ore.,  November 
27,  1897,  and  became  a  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Thos.  H.  &  E.  B.  Tongue,  which  con- 
tinued until  the  death  of  Thos.  H.  Tongue, 
January  11,  1903.  Elected  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney for  the  Fifth  Judicial  District,  comprising 
the  counties  of  Clatsop,  Columbia,  Clackamas 
and  Washington,  in  June,  1908.  Member  of 
the  State  Eepublican  Central  Committee,  1906- 
1908.  Member  of  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  B.  P.  O.  E., 
K.  P.,  and  Portland  Hunt  Club.  Eepublican. 

THOMAS  H.  TONGUE,  JR. 

Eesidence,  corner  Seventh  and  Main  streets; 
office,  Bailey-Shute  block,  Hillsboro,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Hillsboro,  Oregon,  July  21,  1879.  Son 
of  Thomas  H.  and  Margaret  Emily  (Eagleton) 
Tongue.  Married  to  Irene  Cadwell,  June  6, 
1907.  Graduated  from  Hillsboro  public  school; 
Tualatin  Academy  in  1896;  Pacific  Univer- 


Eepublican  Central  Committee,  1906-1908;  Ee- 
publican State  C'ommitteeman  from  Washing- 
ton County  since  1908.  Member  Masonic  or- 
der and  Phi  Delta  Phi;  member  Univers'ty 
Club  and  M.  A.  A.  C.,  Portland,  Oregon.  Ee- 
publican. 

GEORGE  P.  TOPPING. 

Eesidence,  Bandon  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  August  15,  1871,  at  Williams,  Josephine 
County,  Oregon.  Son  of  Oscar  F.  and  Ellen 
E.  (Powell)  Topping.  Married  September  21, 
1898,  to  Amy  Wilkins.  Attended  country 
schools  and  later  the  high  school  at  Grants 
Pass,  Oregon.  Took  private  business  course 
and  read  law  in  private  office.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1897.  Was  Eepresenta- 
tive  from  Coos  County  to  Legislature  in  1898 
and  1899.  Member  of  Masonic  and  K.  of  P. 
fraternities.  Eepublican. 

LEE  MOXOM  TRAVIS. 

Eesidence,  477  Olive  street;  office  Eugene 
Loan  &  Savings  Bank  building,  Eugene,  Ore- 
gon. Born  at  Howard,  Steuben  County,  N«w 
York,  June  20,  1874.  Son  of  Eev.  Gould  J. 
and  Ella  (Ford)  Travis.  Married  to  Miss 
Lillian  E.  Baker  at  Tillamook,  Oregon,  July 
4,  1903.  Came  to  Eugene,  Oregon,  in  1889, 
taking  a  full  course  at  the  University  of  Ore- 
gon, and  graduating  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
in  1897,  and  taking  his  law  education  at  the 
University  of  Michigan,  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich- 
igan, with  the  class  of  1900.  Admitted  to  the 
Oregon  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  1899.  A 


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past  member  of  the  Oregon  National  Guard, 
serving  in  the  Philippine  Islands  with  Com 
pany  C,  Second  Oregon  Volunteers,  and  being 
honorably  discharged  from  the  same.  A  dele- 
gate from  Oregon  to  the  Democratic  National 


Convention  at  Denver,  Colo.,  and  representel 
the  State  of  Oregon  on  the  Notification  Com 
mittee  in  the  campaign  of  1908.  Adjutant  of 
Hawthorne  Camp  of  Spanish  War  Veterans; 
past  member  Masonic,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Woodmen 
and  Eagles  fraternities,  and  the  Commercial 
Club  of  Eugene. 

WALLACE   G.   TRILL. 

Eeside  nee  and 
office,  Joseph,  Ore- 
gon. Born  Febru- 
ary 9,1880,  in  Kent 
County,  Michigan. 
Son  of  Thomas 
and  Melinda 
(Cooper)  Trill. 
Married  May  31, 
1909,  to  Augusta 
C.  Booth.  Educa- 
tion received  in 
com  m  o  n  schools; 
two  years  at  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  night  school; 
at  the  Willamette 
Law  School,  from 
which  he  graduat- 
ed in  1908  with 
LL.  B.  degree,  and 

from  College  of  Oratory,  Willamette  Univer- 
sity, from  which  he  graduated  in  1908  with 
O.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem 
May  27,  1908.  Located  at  Joseph,  Wallowa 
County,  Oregon,  in  June,  1909.  Elected  City 
Attorney  of  that  place  in  October  of  the  same 


year.  Served  as  volunteer  in  Oregon  Volun 
teer  Light  Battery  B;  mustered  out  October 
15,  1898.  Member  Republican  Club  of  Salem, 
Oregon;  Secretary  of  Joseph  Commercial 
Club;  member  Masonic  order.  Republican. 

GEORGE    W.    TREFREN. 

Residence,  Ashland,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  September  16,  1852,  at  Milton,  New 
Hampshire.  Son  of  Luther  D.  and  Louisa  A. 
(Ricker)  Trefren.  Married  in  1880  to  Mary 
F.  Jones.  Early  education  received  at  the 
common  schools  of  his  native  srate.  Studied 
law  in  office  of  Henry  Nunn  at  Grand  Island, 
Nebraska,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Nebraska  in  1879,  and  practiced  at  Grand 
Island,  that  state,  until  1882,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Broken  Bow,  Nebraska,  and  prac- 
ticed for  ten  years,  during  which  time  he  was 
Deputy  Clerk  of  the  District  Court  for  four 
years,  and  Special  Agen.t  and  Clerk  of  Land 
Office  for  one  year.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1892. 
Member  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternity;  member  Ash- 
land Commercial  Club.  Independent. 

GEORGE  E.  TROWBRIDGE. 

Residence  324  Thirteenth  street;  office,  411 
Beck  building,  Portland.  Born  in  Welling- 
ton, Kansas,  December  19,  1881.  Son  of  Sam 
and  Harriet  Addie  (Evans)  Trowbridge.  At- 
tended Pennington  Seminary,  Pennington, 
N.  J.,  graduating  in  1900;  Princeton  Univer- 
sity from  1900  to  1903.  Entered  Georgetown 
Law  School,  Washington,  D.  C.,  in  1905,  grad- 
uating in  1908  with  degree  of  LL.  B.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  December,  1908,  and  admitted  to 
bar  of  Oregon  June,  1909.  In  August,  1908, 
appointed  Law  Examiner  in  United  States 
Forest  Service,  coming  to  Portland  in  De- 
cember, 1908,  as  assistant  in  District  Law 
Office  in  Forest  Service,  which  position  con- 
tinues to  date.  Member  Delta  Chi  legal  fra- 
ternity. Republican. 

FRANK  A.  TURNER. 

Reside  n  ce,  Sa- 
lem, Oregon;  of- 
fice, U.  S.  Bank 
building.  Born  Oc 
tober  13,  1854,  in 
Iroquois  Cou  n  t  y. 
Illinois.  Son  of 
Clement  and  Sarah 
J.  (Baker)  Turner. 
Married  Februarv 
20,  1883,  to  Iva  F. 
Inman.  Educa  ted 
at  the  common 
schools  of  Illinois 
and  at  Cornell  Col- 
lege, Mount  Ver- 
non,  Iowa.  Attend- 
ed the  Willamette 
University,  at  Sa- 
lem, from  1896  to 

1898,    from    which    institution    he    graduated 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.     Admitted  to  the  bar 


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of  Oregon  in  1898.  Commenced  the  practice 
of  law  alone  in  Salem,  until  1904,  when  ho 
formed  partnership  with  C.  M.  Inman,  under 
firm  name  of  Turner  &  Inman.  This  was  dis- 
solved in  1906,  since  which  time  has  prac- 
ticed alone.  Was  Clerk  of  the  Court,  O'Brien 
County,  Iowa,  from  1882  to  1889;  Deputy 
County  Clerk  of  Marion  County,  Oregon,  from 
1896  to  1897;  appointed  Supreme  Court  Ee- 
porter  August  4,  1908.  Member  Masonic  in- 
stitution; Illihee  Club  of  Salem.  Eepublican. 

ROBERT  TUCKER. 

Residence,  265  Fourteenth  street;  office, 
306-307  Fenton  building,  Portland.  Born  Sep- 
tember 5,  1866,  at  Milwood,  Knox  County, 
Ohio.  Son  of  John  and  Eose  B.  (Welker) 
Tucker.  Married  December  27,  1893,  to  Ger- 
trude E.  Wynn.  Attended  Buchtel  College 
at  Akron,  Ohio,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1891  with  Ph.  B.  degree.  Legal  training  re- 
ceived at  the  Law  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  June,  1893,  with  LL.  B.  degree. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio  in  June,  1893. 
Practiced  in  Ohio  until  coming  to  Oregon  in 
1906.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state 
October  12,  1909.  Assistant  United  States 
District  Attorney  for  Ohio  in  1900-1905. 
Member  M.  A.  A.  C.  and  Commercial  Club. 
Eepublican. 

GLENN    E.    UNRUH. 

'  Eesidence,  1509 
Fifth  street;  of- 
fice, Capital  Na- 
tional Bank  build- 
ing, Salem,  Ore- 
gon. Born  Octo- 
ber 15,  1884,  near 
Dayton,  Ore  g  o  n. 
Son  of  Clayton 
and  Mary  Cath- 
e  r  i  n  e  (Coovert) 
Unruh.  Attended 
public  schools  in 
Yam  hill  County, 
Oregon;  Willam- 
ette University, 
Salem,  Ore,  from 
which  he  graduat- 
ed with  degree  of 
B.  A.  in  1909,  'and 
in  the  same  year  graduating  from  the  Law 
Department  of  that  institution  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of 
Oregon  at  Salem,  in  1909,  and  commenced  the 
practice  of  his  profession,  which  continues  to 
date.  Republican. 

WILLIAM  SIMON  U'REN. 

Eesidence,  615  Fifth  street;  office,  Oregon 
City  Bank  building,  Oregon  City,  Oregon. 
Born  January  10,  1859,  in  Lancaster,  Wiscon- 
sin. Son  of  William  Eichard  and  Frances 
Jane  (Ivey)  U'Ren.  Married  March  6,  1901, 
to  Mary  Beharrell.  Educated  at  the  public 


schools  of  Nevadaville,  Central  City,  Black- 
hawk,  Colorado,  until  1868,  then  at  Cheyenne, 
Wyoming,  at  Plum  Creek,  Nebraska,  and  at 
Lancaster,  Wisconsin.  Attended  Denver  Busi- 
ness College,  Denver,  Colorado,  in  the  even- 
ing during  the  winters  of  1878  and  1879.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Colorado  at  Denver  in 
January,  1881.  Came  to  Oregon  in  1889.  Was 
elected  to  Legislature  from  Clackamas  County, 
Oregon,  in  June,  1896.  Formed  partnership 
with  C.  Schuebel  in  January,  1901.  Member 
American  Political  Science  Association,  of 
Oregon  City  Commercial  Club,  of  National 
Municipal  League.  Republican. 

JAMES  MONROE  UPTON. 

Eesidence 
Marshfi  eld,  Ore- 
gon; office  Lock- 
hart  building. 
Born  in  Shasta, 
Shasta  County,, 
Gal.,  January  27, 

1863.  Son      of 
Jonas    H.     and 
Cloey    M.    (Mitch- 
ell)   Upton.      Mar- 
ried    to     Elleanor 
Augusta    Eeed, 
August     28,     1898. 
Came  to  Oregon  in 

1864.  Admitted   to 
the    Oregon    State 
bar    in    1893,    and 
United  States  Cir- 
cuit   and    District 

Member  Masonic,  K.  of  P.,  Artisan, 
Democrat. 


Courts. 
W.   0.   W. 


fraternities. 


JAY   H.   UPTON. 


Eeside  nee,  246 
East  Thirty-second 
street;  office,  735 
Chamber  of  Com- 
merce buil  ding, 
Por  1 1  a  n  d.  Born 
April  28,  1879,  in 
Colfax,  Washing- 
ton. Son  of  James 
B.  and  Anna 
Ama  n  d  a  (Shaw) 
Upton.  Married  to 
Maude  J.  Cannon 
on  April  28,  1909. 
Att  ended  Port- 
land High  School 
and  gr  a  d  u  a  t  e  d 
from  same,  1898. 
Later  at  t  e  n  d  e  d 
Law  Department 

of  the  University  of  Oregon,  and  graduated 
with  degree  of  LL.  B.,  May,  1902.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  at  Salem,  June  3,  1902;  United 
States  Circuit  and  District  Courts,  May  17, 
1906.  Continues  in  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession  to  date.  Member  of  the  B.  P. 
O.  E.,  F.  O.  E.,  United  Spanish  War  Veterans, 


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Royal  Arcanum.  Served  in  Company  H,  Sec- 
ond Oregon  United  States  Volunteers,  in  the 
Spanish-American  War.  Republican. 

ROBERT  JARVIS  UPTON. 

Residence, 

Mount  a  i  n  boule- 
vard; office,  Fen- 
ton  building,  Port- 
land. Born  May 
19,  1882,  in  Cam- 
den  County,  North 
Carolina.  Son  of 
John  and  Caroline 
(Tarvis)  Upton. 
Atte  n  d  e  d  public 
schools  in  Cam- 
den,  North  Caro- 
1  i  n  a,  and  the 
gram  mar  schools 
and  high  school  in 
Norfolk,  Virginia. 
After  leaving  high 
school  at  Norfolk, 
Virginia,  took 

academic  course  at  the  University  of  Virginia 
and  also  law  course  at  the  same  institution, 
graduating  in  June,  1905,  with  degree  B.  L. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Virginia  in  January, 
1905.  Came  to  Oregon  in  August  of  that 
year,  and  was  admitted  on  certificate  to  this 
state  in  January,  1906.  Member  University 
Clu'b. 

EDWARD    STRONG    VAN    DYKE. 

Residence  and  office  Grants  Pass,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Wabasha,  Minnesota,  July  10,  1879. 
Son  of  Frederick  William  and  Minnie  (Corn- 
stock)  Van  Dyke.  Attended  the  public  and 
high  schools  of  Grants  Pass,  Oregon.  Grad- 
uated in  1896;  graduated  in  1901  with  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.  from  the  State  University  of 
Oregon.  'Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Robert 
G.  Smith,  at  Grants  Pass,  until  his  admission 
to  the  bar  in  June,  1906,  then  opening  an  of- 
fice in  Grants  Pass,  Oregon,  where  he  follows 
his  profession  to  date.  Member  of  the  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  and  the  Grants  Pass  Commercial 
Club.  Appointed  Deputy  District  Attorney 
in  1904,  serving  for  five  years;  Clerk  of  the 
Board  of  Education  of  School  District  No.  7. 
Republican. 

ASHLEY  JOSEPH  VANTINE. 
Residence,  801  Hood  street;  office,  520 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  December  22,  1868,  at  Idaho  City,  Idaho. 
Son  of  William  David  and  Caroline  ('Cos- 
grove)  Vantine.  Removed  to  Oregon  at  the 
age  of  three  years,  with  his  parents.  Re- 
ceived his  early  education  at  the  public 
schools  of  Portland  until  1883.  Attended  the 
Michigan  Military  Academy  from  1885  to 
1886,  and  the  University  of  Michigan  from 
1886  to  1889;  the  Harvard  University  in  1889 
and  1890,  and  the  Law  Department  of  the 
University  of  Oregon  in  1892  and  1893.  Ad- 


mitted to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Oregon  in  1893.  Commenced  the  practice  of 
law  in  Portland,  which  continues  to  date. 
Member  of  Arlington  Club,  University  Club 
and  Waverly  Golf  €lub.  Republican.  " 

ISAAC    HOMER    VAN    WINKLE. 

Residence,  1495  Chemeketa  street;  office, 
Statehouse,  Salem,  Oregon.  Born  December 
3,  1870,  in  Linn  County,  Oregon.  Son  of 
Isaac  Newton  and  Elizabeth  A.  (Pearl)  Van 
Winkle.  Married  September  3,  1902,  to  Leila 
V.  Parrish.  Educated  at  the  public  schools 
of  Linn  County,  Oregon,  at  Willamette  Uni- 
versity, and  at  Willamette  University  Law 
School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1901  with 
LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem 
in  1901  and  commenced  the  practice  of  law 
at  Salem  in  association  with  Carson  &  Ad- 
ams, remaining  with  them  about  18  months, 
when  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Attorney- 
General  of  Oregon  on  February  1,  1904,  which 
position  he  fills  to  date.  Member  W.  O.  W. 
fraternity.  Republican. 

JOHN  VAN  ZANTE. 

Residence,  1093 
Vaughn  street;  of- 
fice. Spa  u  1  d  i  n  g 
building,  Portland. 
Born  January  1, 
1866,  at  Pella,  la. 
Son  of  Jacob  and 
Maria  (Van  Zee) 
Van  Zante.  Mar 
ried  November  28, 
1898,  to  Rachel 
Van  Dons  e  1  a  a  r. 
Attended  rural 
schools  in  Iowa 
until  1887,  mov- 
ing to  Portland  in 
1888.  In  1892  en- 
tered Por  1 1  a  n  d 
Univer  s  i  t  y  for 
a  term  of  three 

years.  Entered  University  of  Oregon  Law 
School,  graduating  in  June,  1897,  with  degree 
of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in 
June,  1897,  in  which  year  he  entered  the  of- 
fice of  C.  A.  Moore,  of  Portland,  pursuing  a 
general  practice  unt:l  the  fall  of  1901,  when 
he  formed  partnership  with  J.  J.  Johnson, 
which  continues  to  date.  Appointed  Munici- 
pal Judge  under  Mayor  Lane,  serving  one 
year.  Member  W.  O.  W.  and  United  Artisans 
fraternities.  Democrat. 

WILLIAM  T.  VAUGHN. 

Residence,  357  Dekum  avenue;  office  618 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  April  12,  1861,  at  Osage,  Illinois.  Son 
of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Price)  Vaughn. 
Married  August  15,  1888,  to  Viola  Deason. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  in  Illinois  to 
1877;  at  the  Benton  High  School  in  1879;  at 
the  Ewing  College  from  1880  to  1882.  At- 


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tended  the  law  school  at  Bloomington,  Illinois, 
for  one  year,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
the  State  of  Illinois  in  1892,  where  he  prac 
ticed  his  profession  in  El  Paso,  Illinois,  until 
1894,  associated  with  D.  H.  Moulde,  after 
which  time  he  practiced  alone  at  Pinckney- 
ville,  Illinois,  till  he  came  to  Portland,  in 
1899.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1900. 
Democrat. 

WILLIAM  IRA  VAWTER. 

Residence  and  office,  Medford,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Linn  County,  Oregon,  March  24,  1863. 
Son  of  Cyrus  and  Sarah  A.  (Finley)  Vawter. 
Married  to  Etta  M.  Hill,  February  10,  1889. 
Attended  public  schools  at  Halsey,  Oregon; 
later  Philomath  Academy,  at  Philomath,  Ore 
gon.  Graduated  from  Oregon  University,  at 
Eugene,  in  1886,  with  degree  of  A.  B.,  and 
five  years  later  received  degree  of  A.  M.  Ad 
mitted  to  Oregon  bar  in  1892.  Mayor  of  Med 
ford,  1905;  member  Legislature,  1905  to  1907; 
member  of  Masonic  and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraterni- 
ties; President  Jackson  County  Bank,  of  Med- 
ford. Republican. 

ARTHUR  LYLE   VEAZIE. 

Residence,  695  Hoyt  street;  office  Corbett 
building,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born  at  Dallas, 
Polk  County,  Oregon,  September  8,  1868.  Son 
of  Edmund  F.  and  Harriet  (Lyle)  Veazie. 
Married  to  Agnes  M.  'Greene,  October  18,  1898. 
Attended  LaCreole  Academy,  Dallas,  Oregon, 
and  Portland  Business  College.  Graduated 
from  University  of  Oregon  in  1890;  afterward 
received  degrees  A.  M.  and  LL.  B.  Admitted 
to  the  Oregon  bar,  1893.  Practiced  as  mem- 
ber of  firm  of  Davis,  Gantenbein  &  Veazie 
from  1893  to  1899;  as  member  of  Gantenbein 
&  Veazie  from  1899  to  1906,  and  in  1900 
formed  partnership  with  J.  C.  Veazie,  which 
continues  to  date.  Republican. 

J.  C.  VEAZIE. 

Residence,  745  Overton  street;  office  610-12 
Corbett  building,  Portland.  Born  July  30. 
1871,  at  Dallas,  Oregon.  Son  of  Edmund  Ful- 
ler and  Harriet  (Lyle)  Veazie.  Married  Oc- 
tober 20,  1903,  to  Minnie  F.  Cole.  Educated 
at  La'Creole  Academy,  Dallas,  Oregon;  at  the 
University  of  Oregon,  graduating  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  in  1891.  Later  studied  law 
at  the  University  of  Oregon  Law  School  and 
at  Harvard.  Also  read  law  in  the  offices  of 
Cox,  Cotton,  Teal  &  Minor.  Admitted  to 
practice  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  in 
October,  1895.  Was  employed  by'Cox,  Cotton, 
Teal  &  Minor,  and  by  L.  B.  Cox  before  com- 
mencing practice  for  himself.  In  April,  1901, 
formed  partnership  with  F.  F.  Freeman,  un- 
der the  firm  name  Veazie  &  Freeman,  which 
continued  until  July  1,  1906,  when  he  formed 
partnership  with  his  brother,  Arthur  L.  Vea- 
zie, under  the  firm  name  Veazie  &  Veazie, 
which  continues  to  date.  Member  M.  A.  A.  C. 
and  Historical  Society  of  Oregon.  Republi- 
can. 


THADDEUS  WHITNEY  VREELAND. 

Reside  nee,  210 
Graham  avenue; 
office,  701-704 
Chamber  of  Com- 
merce bui  1  d  i  n  g, 
Por  1 1  a  n  d.  Born 
January  6,  1866, 
in  Wayne  County, 
Michigan.  Son  of 
Michael  James 
and  Mary  Helen 
(Stofflet)  Vree- 
land.  Married 
June  29,  1899,  to 
Johanna  Jantzen. 
Atte  n  d  e  d  public 
schools  in  Wayne 
County,  Michigan. 
Came  to  Oregon 
in  1889,  and  at- 
tended the  Law  Department  of  the  University 
of  Oregon,  graduating  in  1893  with  LL.  B. 
degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in 
1893.  Commenced  the  practice  of  law  in 
Portland  alone,  and  continues  to  date.  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  (East  Portland  District) 
1898-1902.  Appointed  Deputy  District  Attor- 
ney July,  1908,  and  continues  to  date.  Mem- 
ber National  Guard  of  Michigan,  1886-1889. 
Member  Masonic  and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternities. 
Republican. 

WILLIAM  THOMAS  VINTON. 

Residence  and  office,  McMinnville,  Oregon. 
Born  in  Fond  Du  Lac,  Wisconsin,  June  16, 
1865.  Son  of  John  C.  and  Harriet  (Collier) 


Vinton.  Came  to  Oregon  in  October,  1888. 
Married  to  Minnie  May  Wood,  January  3, 
1892.  Attended  public  school  at  Empire,  Wis- 


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consin,  1873-74;  public  schools,  Valley  Farm, 
la.,  1874-1882;  normil  school  at  Columbus 
Junction,  Iowa,  1882-83;  graduated  from 
Lenox  College,  Hopk'nton,  Iowa,  1888,  with 
degree  of  A.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Salem,  Oregon,  September,  1892.  Practiced 
law  alone  at  McMinnville,  Oregon,  1893  to 
1898,  at  which  time  partnership  was  formed 
with  Oliver  H.  Irvine  and  Tames  McCain.  In 
1899  the  firm  was  changed  to  Irvine  &  Vinton, 
and  in  1901  to  McCain  &  Vinton,  which  part- 
nership exists  to  date.  Kecorder  of  McMinn- 
ville, Oregon,  1892-94;  Deputy  District  Attor- 
ney for  Yamhill  County;  City  Attorney  of  Mc- 
Minnville. Member  of  Kono  Club,  McMinn- 
ville, Oregon;  Masonic,  K.  of  P.  and  B.  P. 
O.  E.  fraternities,  and  Republican  Club,  of 
Portland.  Republican. 

CECIL  ROY  WADE. 

Residence,  Bandon,  Oregon;  office,  Bank 
building.  Born  November  8,  1880,  at  Pat- 
tonsburg,  Davis  Count v.  Missouri.  Son  of 
Elza  T.  and  Manta  (Hall)  Wade.  Came  to 
Oregon  with  his  parents  at  the  age  of  five 


years,  and  received  his  early  education  at 
Pendleton  Academy,  graduating  in  1899;  at 
Whitman  College,  Walla  Walla,  Washington, 
graduating  in  1903  with  degree  A.  B.  Read 
law  in  Pendleton  until  his  admission  to  the 
bar  in  November,  1905.  Began  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession  alone,  at  Bandon,  in 
1906,  and  has  continued  to  date.  Member 
last  State  Democratic  Convention.  Candidate 
for  Legislature  for  Umatilla  County,  1906. 
Completing  third  term  for  City  Recorder  and 
Attorney,  City  of  Bandon.  Member  Masonic 
and  K.  of  P.  fraternities.  Democrat. 


FRANCIS  WILLIAM  WALDEN. 

Residence,  1041  Belmont  street;  office  403 
Corbett  building,  Portland,  Oregon.  Born 
January  10,  1870,  in  London,  Ontario, 
Canada.  Son  of  Francis  and  Adelia  (Hutt) 
Walden.  Received  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lie  schools  of  Canada.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  in  San  Francisco,  California,  June  13, 
1900.  Practiced  law  seven  years  in  S-in 
Francisco,  California,  and  San  Luis  Obispo, 
California.  Moved  to  Oregon  June  27,  1907, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Portland, 
Oregon,  1907.  Continues  the  practice  of  his 
profession  to  date.  Republican. 

JOHN  MILTON  WALL. 
Residence  and  office,  Hillsboro.  Born 
August  24,  1868,  in  Wales.  Son  of  James 
and  Jane  (Biggs)  Wall.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
May,  1890.  Married  to  Alta  L.  Lamkin  June 
25,  1902.  Received  his  early  education  in 
private  school  in  England.  Read  law  in  of- 
fice of  S.  B.  Huston,  of  Hillsboro,  Oregon. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in 
May,  1896.  Remained  in  office  of  S.  B. 
Huston  until  1900,  since  which  time  lias  prac- 
ticed alone  in  Hillsboro.  Served  as  Deputy 
District  Attorney.  Member  of  State  Demo- 
cratic Central  Committee  and  Chairman  of 
County  Committee.  Member  of  K.  of  P. 
and  Elks.  Democrat. 

WINFIELD  SCOTT  WARD. 

Residence,  290  Fourteenth  street;  office, 
210  Alisky  building,  Portland.  Born  April 
20,  1854,  in  Washington  County,  Rhode 
Island.  Son  of  John  Perry  and  Drusilla 
Mallard  (Holberton)  Ward..  Married  July  6, 
1875,  to  Mel  eta  Esther  Barnes.  Educate! 
in  the  "Red  School  Houses"  of  Rhode 
Island  and  Connecticut  up  to  1868  when  he 
removed  to  Portland,  Oregon.  Received  his 
Oregon  education  at  the  Portland  Academy 
and  Female  Seminary.  On  October  1,  1871, 
entered  the  fre:ght  and  passenger  depart 
ment  of  the  Oregon  and  California  Railway 
Company.  In  1896  he  graduated  from  tho 
Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Ore- 
gon and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem. 
He  practices  his  profession  to  date.  Member 
of  Masonic,  W.  O.  W.  fraternities.  Republi 
can. 

GEORGE  WATKINS. 

Residence  and  office,  Marshfield,  Oregon. 
Born  at  Dayton,  Ohio.  Son  of  Perry  and 
Elizabeth  (Evans)  Watkins.  Married  April, 
1889,  to  Maud  Baker.  Educated  at  the  com- 
mon schools.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of 
A.  H.  Gates,  at  The  Dalles,  Oregon,  having 
come  here  in  1862.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon  in  January,  1880.  Formed  partner- 
ship with  A.  S.  Bennett  and  practiced  at  The 
Dalles,  until  Mr.  Bennett  was  appointed  Cir- 
cuit Judge,  when  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  Judge  J.  H.  Bird.  Later  was  in  partner- 
ship with  E.  B.  Dufur.  Moved  to  Spokane 
in  1892,  returning  in  1902,  and  locating  at 


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Marshfield,  where  he  has  since  practiced. 
Elected  Senator  from  Wasco  County  in  1888. 
Republican. 

EDWARD   BYERS  WATSON. 

Residence,  371 
M  a  d  i  s  on  street; 
office,  308  Commer- 
cial block,  Port- 
land. Born  at  Gar- 
naville,  Iowa.  Son 
of  James  and  Em- 
ily Adams  Watson. 
Received  his  early 
education  from  his 
parents  and  at  dis- 
trict schools,  later 
attending  the  Wil- 
bur Academy, 
D  o  u  g  las  County, 
Oregon,  and  grad- 
uating from  the 
Pacific  University 
at  Forest  Grove, 
with  degree  of  B. 

A.,  in  June,  1866.  He  then  read  law  under  his 
older  brother,  James  Finley  Watson,  at  Rose- 
burg,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this 
state  in  1868.  After  his  admission  he  set- 
tled in  Jacksonville  and  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  and  remained  there 
until  the  fall  of  1884,  when  he  removed  to 
Portland  and  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law, 
and  continues  to  date.  Was  County  Judge 
and  County  Clerk,  Jackson  County,  and  was 
elected  Judge  of  the  Supreme  'Court  of  Ore- 
gon in  1880,  serving  one  term.  In  January, 
1893,  he  entered  into  partnership,  James  Fin- 
ley  Watson  and  B.  B.  Beekman,  which 
continued  until  his  brother's  decease  in  1897, 
under  the  firm  name  Watson,  Beekman  & 
Watson;  has  remained  associated  with  Mr. 
Beekman  in  the  practice  ever  since,  under  the 
firm  name  of  Watson  &  Beekman.  Republi- 
can. 

MARTIN  WRIGHT  WATROUS. 

Residence,  703  Irving  street;  office,  507-8 
Henry  building,  Portland.  Born  December 
21,  1872,  at  Bay  City,  Michigan.  Son  of 
Ohauncy  Lovelace  and  Mary  (Wright)  Wat- 
rous.  Early  education  received  in  the  public 
schools  of  Michigan  and  Minnesota,  gradu- 
ating from  the  high  school  at  Duluth,  Minne- 
sota, in  1889.  Attended  the  University  of 
Minnesota.  Entered  Harvard  Law  School  in 
1891.  Admitted  to  'the  bar  of  Minnesota  in 
1894  and  practiced  in  Duluth,  Minnesota, 
before  State  and  Federal  Courts,  until  he 
came  to  the  Pacific  Coast  in  1898.  Was  four 
years  in  Alaska.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
State  of  Washington  in  1904.  Came  to  Ore- 
gon in  1907  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  in  1907.  Has  practiced  continu- 
ously since  at  Portland.  Membe-r  Chi  Psi 
fraternity.  Republican. 


HOMER   ISHMAEL  WATTS. 

Residence,  Athenaj  office,  Garden  building. 
Born  January  1,  1879,  at  Athena,  Oregon. 
Son  of  Thomas  Johnson  and  Lizzie  (Naylor) 
Watts.  Married  October  7,  1905,  to  Jennie 
Josephine  Gaines.  Early  education  received 


at  the  common  schools  of  Umatilla  County 
and  at  the  Weston  and  Athena  public  schools 
until  1893;  at  the  Weston  Normal  School  from 
1893  to  1895;  at  Monmouth  Normal  School, 
Monmouth,  Or.,  1896  to  1897,  graduating  June, 
1907;  at  Throop  Polytechnic  Institute,  Pasa- 
dena, California,  from  1897  to  1899,  gradu- 
ating with  C.  E.  degree.  Attended  Univer- 
sity of  Oregon  1900  to  1903,  and  graduated 
with  A.  B.  degree;  Harvard  University  1904 
to  1907,  graduating  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment with  LL.  B.  degree.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Pendleton  in  October,  1907.  Republi- 
can. 

JESSE  GRANT  WELLS. 

Residence,  1180  Stewart  avenue;  office, 
481  Willamette  street,  Eugene,  Oregon.  Born 
near  Rockford,  Illinois,  September  25,  1867. 
Son  of  Jesse  and  Lavina  (Everett)  Wells. 
Married  to  Emma  A.  Kruse,  June  17,  1891. 
Attended  common  and  high  schools  of  Peca- 
tonica,  Illinois,  and  later  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity and  Northwestern  University  School 
of  Law.  Admitted  to  bar  of  Illinois  at  Chi- 
cago March  26,  1894.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
1903  and  admitted  to  Oregon  State  bar  De- 
cember 17,  1903.  Then  opened  an  office 
where  he  practices  to  date.  Republican. 

HENRY   STEPHEN  WESTBROOK. 

Residence,  614  East  Ash  street;  office,  605 
to  607  Buchanan  building,  Portland.  Born 
May  22,  1876,  at  Benton,  Arkansas.  Son  of 


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Milton  Pierce  and  Cynthia  (Anderson)  West- 
brook.  Married  January  22,  1898,  to  Lena 
Byrd.  Educated  at  the  common  county 
schools.  Taught  school  for  two  years,  after 
which  he  attended  Benton  High  School,  and 
later  entered  the  University  of  Arkansas  at 
Fayetteville,  Arkansas;  before  graduation, 
transferred  from  there  to  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  University  of  Arkansas,  at  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas,  from  which  he  graduated 
June,  1897,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  that  state.  In 
April,  1900,  moved  to  Oregon  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  in  1906. 
From  1897  to  1898  he  was  First  Lieutenant 
of  "Tomlinson  Rifles"  of  the  Arkansas  State 
Guard.  He  was  appointed  by  President  Mc- 
Kinley,  Postmaster  at  Benton,  Oregon,  in 
1897,  which  post  he  held  for  two  years.  Re- 
publican. 

JAMES  W.  WESTBROOK. 
Residence,  1  East  Sixteenth  street;  office, 
606  Buchanan  building,  Portland.  Born  June 
26,  1868.  Son  of  Bartley  A.  and  Casandr'a 
(Carter)  Westbrook.  Married  December  29, 
1897,  to  Minnie  M.  Bell.  Admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Benton,  Arkansas,  in  February,  1893, 
to  Circuit  Courts;  Supreme  Court  at  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas,  in  1901.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
1908  and  was  admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  this  state  in  that  year.  Was  Judge  of 
the  Probate  Court,  Saline  County,  Arkans:i<. 
from  1894  to  1898.  Democrat. 

RUSSELL    GEORGE   WHEELER. 


Residence  and  office,  Vale,  Oregon.  Born 
in  Erie  County,  Pennsylvania,  June  1,  1847. 
Son  of  Christopher  Van  de  Vanter  and 
Emily  (Weaver)  Wheeler.  Married  to  Anna 
M.  Neal  July  8,  1878.  Received  his  early 
education  in  Erie  County,  Pennsylvania,  later 


attending  Hiram  College,  Ohio,  of  which  in- 
stitution James  A.  Garfield  was  then  Presi- 
dent. Studied  law  with  his  uncle,  E.  G. 
Wheeler,  who  was  law  partner  of  Stephen  A. 
Douglas.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Pennsylvania  August  8,  1868.  Moved  to 
Aurora,  Illinois,  and  commenced  the  practice 
of  law  1869,  continuing  to  1871.  Practiced 
in  Bedford  County,  Iowa,  1871  to  1882;  Para- 
dise, Nevada,  1882  to  1890.  Came  to  Vale, 
Oregon,  March  27,  1891,  continuing  his  prac- 
tice to  date.  Ex-Mayor  of  Vale.  Republican. 

ALFRED  E.  WHEELOCK. 

Residence,  185 
Failing  street;  of- 
fice. 783  Marquam 
building,  Portland. 
Born  March  6, 
1882,  in  Vancou- 
ver, Wash.  Son  of 
('  h  a  r  1  es  Edward 
and  Ella  A. 
(Sparks)  Wheel- 
ock.  Married  Aug- 
ust 1st,  1909,  to 
Eleanor  M.  Clint. 
Educated  in  Van- 
couver, Wash.,  and 
Lafayette,  Oregon, 
public  schools  and 
later  the  h  ig  h 
school  of  the  lat- 
ter city.  Attended 

the  Monmouth  State  Normal  School  and  grad- 
uated with  degree  of  A.  B.  in  June,  1905. 
Later  attended  University  of  Oregon,  L;i\v 
Department,  graduating  from  same  with  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  in  June,  1907.  Moved  to  Ore- 
gon in  1895,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
this  state  in  June,  1907.  Entered  law  prac- 
tice October  1,  1907,  in  partnership  with  Ed- 
ward D.  Williams,  which  partnership  exists 
at  the  present  date.  Republican. 

CLARENCE  M.  WHITE. 
Residence,  .">n  '> 
Twelfth  street;  of- 
fice, 416  Commer- 
cial Club  building. 
Portland.  Born  in 
York,  Nebraska, 
May  23,  1879.  Son 
of  James  D.  ami 
S  i  r  e  n  a  (Broad- 
well)  White. 
Graduated  from 
the  high  school, 
York,  Nebraska, 
1895.  Attended 
York  Coll  ege, 
1895-96.  Graduate 
University  of 
Michigan,  degree 
LL.  B.,  1903.  Ad- 
mitted to  Michi- 
gan State  bar  June  16,  1903;  Nebraska  State 


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bar  September  21,  1903.  Game  to  Oregon  in 
April,  1905,  and  admitted  to  Oregon  bar  May, 
1905,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fessioa  in  this  state  in  lone,  Oregon.  Asso- 
ciated with  the  firm  of  Farrington  &  Farring- 
ton  in  Portland  from  1909  to  date.  Republi- 
can. 

SAMUEL  WHITE. 

Residence,  610 
Weidler  street;  of- 
fice, 511  Fenton 
building1,  Portland. 
Born  September 
15,  i860,  at  Griffin, 
Georgia.  Son  of 
John  Haywood 
and  Jane  Rebecca 
(J  o  h  nstone) 
White.  Married 
February  17,  1896, 
to  Frances  Eliza- 
beth  Brown, 
daughter  of  A.  H. 
Brown,  State 
Treasurer  of  Ore- 
gon from  1874  to 
1878.  Removed  to 
Oregon  in  1885. 

Received  his  early  education  in  the  common 
schools  at  Griffin,  Georgia;  attended  board- 
ing school  at  Kirkwood,  Georgia;  Mercer 
University,  Macon,  Georgia;  University  of 
Tennessee  at  Knoxvillo,  Tennessee,  and 
studied  law  in  the  State  Library  at  Atlanta, 
Georgia.  W>as  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Zebu- 
Ian,  Georgia,  October  6,  1881,  and  practiced 
law  at  Atlanta,  Georgia,  until  November, 
1884.  After  his  arrival  in  Oregon  in  1885  he 
practiced  at  Grants  Pass  for  two  years,  at 
Pendleton  for  two  years,  at  Baker  City  for 
twenty  years.  January  1,  1910,  formed  a 
partnership  with  John  Manning,  of  Portland, 
which  continues  to  date.  Was  City  Attorney 
of  Pendleton,  District  Attorney  of  the  Eighth 
Judicial  District  for  six  years,  Circuit  Judge 
for  two  years,  by  appointment  of  Governor 
Chamberlain.  Assistant  Adjutant-General  on 
staff  of  Brigadier-General  J.  M.  Siglin 
March,  1887  to  May,  1889.  Captain  Company 
A,  Third  Infantry,  0.  N.  G.,  April,  1901,  to 
January,  1910.  Appointed  on  General's  staff, 
O.  N.  G.,  February,  1909;  appointed  Judge 
Advocate  General,  O.  N.  G.,  with  rank  of 
Colonel,  January,  1910.  Chairman  Democratic 
State  Central  Committee  1901  to  1904.  Mem- 
ber of  B.  P.  O.  E.,  I.  O.  0.  F.  and  W.  0.  W. 
fraternities.  Democrat. 

WILLIAM  E.  WHITE. 

Residence  and  office,  Baker  City.  Born 
December  3,  1861,  at  London,  England.  Son 
of  William  and  Bessie  (Worn)  White.  Was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Provo,  Utah,  while 
that  state  was  still  a  territory.  When  Utah 
became  a  state  he  was  admitted  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  state.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  1905  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this 


state   in   1906.     Certificate   issued  by  the   Su- 
preme Court  in  May,  1909.     Democrat. 

FREDERICK  KURD   WHITFIELD. 

Residence,  Alameda  avenue,  Rose  City  Park; 
office,  310-314  Fenton  building,  Portland. 
Born  March  26,  1870,  in  Lowell,  Kent  County, 
"Michigan.  Son  of  Nathaniel  C.  and  Julia 
(Wood)  Whitfield.  Married  September  17, 
1895,  to  Alice  Fowler.  Graduated  from  Grand 
Rapids,  Michigan,  High  School  June,  1888, 
and  the  Capital  City  Commercial  College,  Des 
Moines,  Iowa,  June,  1891.  Studied  law  in  the 
office  of  S.  E.  Wilson,  of  Hot  Springs,  South 
Dakota,  1892  and  1893;  in  the  office  of  W.  O. 
Temple,  Rapid  City,  South  Dakota,  1893,  and 


of  the  Hon.  J.  W.  Fowler,  Rapid  City,  South 
Dakota,  1893.  Entered  into  partnership  with 
the  Hon.  J.  W.  Fowler,  Rapid  City,  South 
Dakota,  and  Hot  Springs,  South  Dakota,  in 
1895  and  terminated  that  partnership  in  1902. 
Admitted  by  the  Circuit  Court,  Rapid  City, 
South  Dakota,  March  23,  1893;  the  Supreme 
Court,  South  Dakota,  March  8,  1899;  the 
United  States  District  Court,  South  Dakota, 
September  12,  1899;  the  Circuit  Court  of 
United  States,  of  South  Dakota,  same  date. 
Department  of  Interior  November  22,  1904. 
Supreme  Court  of  Oregon  September  12,  1906. 
District  and  Circuit  Courts  of  United  States 
for  Oregon  June  8,  1906,  and  the  Supreme 
Court  of  United  States  March  16,  1908. 
Partnership  with  C.  H.  Farrington  1906-1908. 
Alone  April,  1908,  to  August  1,  1909.  Part- 
nership with  Ralph  A.  Coan  August  1,  1909,  to 
date.  Served  as  private  and  Corporal  Company 
M,  South  Dakota  National  Guard,  1899.  Elected 
County  Judge,  Pennington  County,  South  T)a- 
kato,  1905.  Elected  Alderman  Rapid  City, 
South  Dakota,  1900.  Moved  to  Oregon 


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January  1,  1906,  since  which  date  he  has 
practiced  his  profession  alone.  Member  of 
Portland  Commercial  Club,  Oregon  State  Bar 
Association,  Multnomah  Bar  Association  and 
the  Commerc:al  Law  League  of  America.  Re- 
publican. 

RALPH    WILLIAM    WILBUR. 

Residence,  780 
Love  joy  street; 
office,  Board  of 
Trade  building, 
Portland.  Born 
March  30,  1869,  at 
Jericho,  Vermont. 
Son  of  Lafayette 
and  Mercy  Jane 
(Morse)  Wilbur. 
Married  Alice 
Heustis  June  26th, 
1894.  Educated  at 
the  Burling  ton 
High  School,  Bur- 
lington, Vermont, 
from  which  insti- 
tution he  gradu- 
ated in  1886.  En- 
tered the  Univer- 
sity of  Vermont  with  the  class  of  1890. 
Graduated  from  Boston  University  Law 
School,  of  Boston,  in  1892  with  degree  LL.  B., 
in  which  year  he  removed  to  Oregon.  Was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Vermont  in  1892.  The 
same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Oregon.  He  is  now  practicing  under  the  firm 
name  of  Wilbur  &  Spencer  in  Portland.  Their 
specialty  is  general  corporation  and  insurance 
business.  They  are  General  Attorneys  for 
the  Claim  Department  of  the  Portland  Rail 
way,  Light  &  Power  Company.  Served  twj 
enlistments  in  the  Oregon  National  Guard  of 
Portland.  Member  of  Commercial  Club, 
Portland  Rowing  Club,  Multnomah  Amateur 
Athletic  Club  and  Irvington  Club.  Republi- 
can. 

MILTON  O.  WILKINS. 
Residence,  848 
Multnomah  street; 
office,  326  Mohawk 
building,  Portland. 
Born  March  24th, 
1871,  at  Batesville, 
P  a  n  o  1  a  County, 
Mississippi.  Moved 
to  the  State  of 
Oregon  in  1876 
and  attended  the 
State  Agricultural 
College  at  Corval- 
lis,  Oregon,  but  did 
not  graduate,  ow- 
ing to  serious  ill- 
ness in  the  last 
term  of  his  senior 
year,  1891.  Admit- 
ted to  the  bar  in 
Oregon  November  8,  1895. 


active  practice  of  his  profession  at  Eugene, 
Oregon,  and  remained  there  for  a  period 
of  seven  years.  Was  Official  'Court  Re- 
porter of  Second  Judicial  District  under 
Hon.  J.  C.  Fullerton.  Located  in  Portland 
in  1902  and  formed  a  partnership  with  F.  S. 
Bennett,  August,  1902,  which  continued  until 
February  1,  1907,  since  which  time  he  has 
practiced  alone.  He  is  a  member  of  the  W.  O. 
W.  (Past  Consul  Multnomah  Camp,  No.  77). 
Republican. 

JOHN  JAMES  WHITNEY. 

Residence,  Albany,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  in  1839  at  Defiance,  Ohio.  Son  of  John 
and  Ruth  (Hutchinson)  Whitney.  Married 
on  December  18,  1890,  to  Elizabeth  Westlake. 
Attended  common  and  high  schools  at  Defi- 
ance, Ohio,  graduating  from  same  in  1863. 


Commenced   the 


Same  year  entered  Law  School  at  Albany, 
New  York,  and  graduated  in  1864.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  New  York  in  that  year.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  1865  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  this  state  in  1867,  since  which  time  he 
has  practiced  his  profession  at  Albany.  In 
1876  formed  partnership  with  L.  H.  Monta- 
gue and  the  same  lasted  about  two  years.  In 
1887  formed  partnership  with  N.  M.  New- 
port, the  same  existing  about  three  years, 
since  which  he  has  practiced  alone.  Served 
two  terms  as  District  Attorney  for  Third 
Judicial  District,  one  term  as  County  Judge 
of  Linn  County,  and  four  session  as  Legis- 
lator. Democrat. 

ARTHUR  C.  WILLIAMS. 

Residence,  1710  Second  street;  office, 
Adams  and  Depot  streets,  La  Grande,  Oregon. 
Born  August  11,  1863,  at  Chester  Hill,  Ohio. 
Son  of  Thomas  J.  and  Sarah  (Todd)  Wil- 


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245 


Hams.  Married  December  1,  1897,  to  Kath- 
erine  I.  Kichardson.  Educated  at  public 
schools  of  Chester  Hill,  Ohio,  and  at  Blue 
Mountain  University.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem  October  3,  1888,  and  has  practiced 
his  profession  at  La  Grande  since  that  time. 
Ha;s  been  Clerk  School  District  No.  1,  La 
Grande,  Oregon,  for  twenty  years.  Member 
National  Guard  for  five  years,  Captain  of 
Company  L  for  one  year.  Justice  of  the 
Peace.  Eepublican. 

EDWARD   D.   WILLIAMS. 

Residence,  330  Mill  street;  office,  733  Mar- 
quam  building,  Portland.  Born  April  6,  1871, 
in  Albany,  Linn  County,  Oregon.  Son  of 
Silas  and  Sarah  (Short)  Williams.  Married 
July  15,  1896,  to  Parrie  Williams.  Educated 
in  the  public  and  high  schools  at  Albany, 
Oregon.  Attended  the  Law  Department  of 
the  University  of  Oregon,  graduating  in  May, 
1907,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  June,  1907. 
Commenced  practicing  law  at  Portland,  Ore 
gon,  in  October,  1907,  and  has  continued  the 
same  to  date.  Eepublican. 

EMMETT   B.   WILLIAMS. 

Residence,  381  East  Twelfth  street;  office, 
northeast  corner  First  and  Stark  streets, 
Portland.  Born  February  15,  1853,  at  Salem, 
Oregon.  Son  of  Elijah  and  Lucia  Loraiu 
(Bigelow)  Williams.  Married  July  6,  1882, 
to  Helen  Paul.  Received  his  education  prin- 
cipally at  the  Willamette  University,  Salem, 
Oregon.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state 
August  19,  1874,  and  commenced  the  practice 
of  his  profession  at  Salem,  practicing  there 
until  1876.  In  1886  he  formed  partnership 
with  his  brother,  Richard  Williams,  at  Port- 
land, which  partnership  has  continued  to  date. 
Republican. 

JOHN    MONROE    WILLIAMS. 

Residence,  90  West  Ninth  street;  office,  13 
and  14  McClung  building,  Eugene,  Oregon. 
Born  February  14,  1861,  in  Jackson  town- 
ship, Porter  County,  Indiana.  Son  of  Aza- 
riah  and  Mary  Jane  (Williams)  Williams. 
Attended  the  common  schools  of  Indiana 
and  Iowa,  and  the  high  school  at  Stuart, 
Iowa,  the  Northern  Indiana  Normal  School 
at  Valparaiso,  Indiana.  He  taught  school  in 
the  common  schools  of  Indiana,  Iowa,  Kan- 
sas and  Oregon  for  a  period  of  ten  years.  He 
began  the  study  of  law  in  1885,  and  in 
August  of  1886  moved  to  the  State  of  Ore- 
gon. During  the  time  that  he  was  teaching 
school  he  devoted  all  his  spare  time  to  the 
study  of  law.  In  1891  he  entered  the  office 
of  A.  E.  Gallagher  and  pursued  his  studies 
there  for  a  period  of  one  year.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  October  5,  1892, 
when  he  opened  an  office  at  Eugene,  Oregon, 
and  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  by 
himself  until  December  1,  1906,  when  he 
formed  a  co-partnership  with  Louis  E.  Bean, 


under  the  firm  name  of  Wiliams  &  Bean, 
which  continues  to  date.  On  July  12,  1886, 
he  married  Miss  Jennie  M.  Gwin.  Entered 
the  Oregon  National  Guard  as  private,  being 
promoted  to  the  grade  of  Second  Lieutenant, 
then  to  First  Lieutenant;  elected  Captain  of 


Company  C  of  the  Fourth  Regiment;  com- 
missioned Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  same, 
and  acting  as  Aide-de-camp  on  the  Governor's 
staff.  Served  as  Deputy  District  Attorney 
of  Lane  County,  Oregon,  from  1893  to  1895, 
and  again  from  1905  to  1907.  Member  of  the 
City  Council  of  the  City  of  Eugene  from 
1908  to  1910.  Chief  Probation  Officer  of 
Lane  County  from  1907  to  1909.  Grand 
Patriarch  of  the  I.  O.  0.  F.  fraternity,  and 
active  member  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.,  W.  O.  W., 
Maccabee,  and  Artisan  fraternities.  Repub- 
lican. 

FRED  ALMOR  WILLIAMS. 
Residence,  Grants  Pass,  Oregon;  office, 
same.  Born  at  Neola,  Iowa,  on  June  13, 
1877.  Son  of  David  and  Flora  (Armstrong) 
E.  Williams.  Married  Helen  Jane  Woodford 
at  Medford,  Oregon,  December  18,  1906.  Re- 
ceived early  education  in  country  schools  of 
Iowa,  until  twelve  years  old;  attended  high 
school  and  then  finished  the  Woodbine  Nor- 
mal School,  a  preparatory  school,  graduating 
1895.  Entered  the  University  of  Iowa  fall 
of  1895;  received  degree  of  Ph.  B.  from 
university  the  year  of  1899,  and  completed 
law  course  at  same  institution  in  the  year 
1900,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Ad- 
mitted to  practice  law  in  Neola,  Iowa,  where 
he  practiced  until  October,  1909,  and  then  en- 
tered into  partnership  with  George  W.  Colvig 
at  Grants  Pass,  Oregon,  for  the  practice  of 
law.  Member  of  the  Masonic  and  B.  P.  O.  E. 
fraternities. 


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RICHABD  WILLIAMS. 

Residence,  285  Fourteenth  street;  office, 
corner  First  and  Stark  streets,  Portland.  Bom 
November  10,  1836,  at  Findlay,  Hancock 
County,  Ohio.  Son  of  Elijah  and  Sarah  Ann 
(Watson)  Williams.  Married  November  19, 
1862,  to  Clara  ,T.  'Cougle.  Came  to  Oregon 
in  1851.  Received  his  education  principally 
at  the  Willamette  University,  Salem,  Oregon. 
Admitted  to  the  Oregon  bar  at  Salem  in  1857 
before  Hon.  Reuben  P.  Boise,  immediately 
following  which  he  pract'ced  one  year  at 
Kirbyville,  Josephine  County,  Oregon,  then 
removing  to  Corvallis  and  practicing  there 
until  1862,  when  he  settled  in  Salem  and 
formed  a  partnership  with  Rufus  Mallory 
under  the  firm  name  of  Williams  &  Mallory. 
When  Mr.  Mallory  was  elected  to  Congress 
he  formed  a  partnership  with  P.  L. 
Willis  under  the  firm  name  of  Williams  & 
Willis,  and  this  partnership  continued  until 
he  came  to  Portland  in  1871.  Upon  his  ar- 
rival in  Portland  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  W.  Lair  Hill  and  Governor  W.  W. 
Thayer,  under  the  firm  name  of  Hill,  Thayer 
&  Williams.  Hill  withdrew  from  the  firm 
in  1872  to  edit  the  Oregonian  and  the  firm 
continued  under  the  name  Thayer  &  Williams 
until  Mr.  Thayer  was  elected  Judge  of  the 
Supmeino  Court  in  1884.  In  1885  he 
again  formed  a  partnership  with  P.  L. 
Willis,  the  same  continuing  one  year.  In 
1886  he  formed  a  partnership  with  his 
brother,  E.  B.  Williams,  under  the  firm  name 
R.  &  E.  B.  Williams,  and  has  continued  the 
practice  of  his  profession  here  ever  since.  Ii 
1876  he  was  elected  Representative  to  Con 
gress  and  served  one  term.  Republican. 

PARRISH    LOVEJOY    WILLIS. 

Residence,  821  Thurman  ,-treet;  office,  242 
Washington  street,  Portland.  Born  Novem 
ber  5,  1838,  in  Putnam  County,  Illinois.  Son  of 
Stephen  Daws  and  Nancy  Ann  (Ross)  Willis. 
Married  September  6,  1866,  to  Irene  H.  Strat- 
ton.  Received  his  early  education  in  tho 
public  schools  of  Illinois  and  when  fourteen 
years  of  age  came  to  Oregon.  Attended 
Umpqua  Academy  from  1859  to  1861;  the 
Willamette  University  from  1862  to  1865, 
graduating  from  same  in  that  year.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem  in  September, 
1866.  Entered  into  partnership  with  Richard 
Williams  at  Salem,  immediately  after  his 
admission,  and  this  partnership  lasted  until 
1873,  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
Reuben  P.  Boise,  which  lasted  until  1876. 
Came  to  Portland  in  1879  and  formed  part- 
nership with  Seneca  Smith,  which  lasted 
until  1883,  when  he  again  became  associated 
with  Richard  Williams  in  this  city.  This 
firm  existed  until  1885  and  since  that  time 
he  has  practiced  alone.  Served  as  Mounted 
Volunteer  from  March  to  June  in  1857,  in 
Indian  War.  Served  as  State  Senator  from 
Multnomah  County  from  1888  to  1894.  Re- 
publican. 


BENJAMIN  F.  WILSON. 
Residence  and  office,  Union,  Oregon.  Bon 
in  McMinnville,  Oregon,  February  19,  1861. 
Son  of  James  A.  A.  and  Susannah  E.  (Owen) 
Wilson.  Married  to  Mary  B.  Kennedy  July 
17,  1887.  Attended  public  schools  at  Cove, 


Oregon,  till  1879;  taught  school  two  years. 
Attended  State  University  at  Eugene,  1881- 
1882.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Pendleton, 
Oregon,  May,  1889.  County  Clerk,  Union 
County,  Oregon,  1884-1886;  Justice  of  the 
Peace;  member  City  Council;  School  Direc- 
tor; Register  United  States  Land  Office,  La 
Grande,  Oregon,  1893-97;  County  Judge, 
Union  County,  1898-1902.  Democrat. 

ALEXANDER  KING  WILSON. 

Residence,  Oswego,  Oregon;  office,  631 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Bo  n  September  15,  1864,  in  Allegheny 
County,  Maryland.  Son  of  James  William 
and  Mary  Tomlinson  (King)  Wilson.  Mar- 
ried August  7,  1895,  to  Dora  Espey.  At- 
tended Pennington  Seminary,  Pennington, 
New  Jersey,  for  one  year,  and  graduated 
in  the  business  department.  Later  attended 
Phillips  Academy  at  Exeter,  New  Hampshire, 
for  two  years.  Read  law  with  Swayne,  Swayne 
&  Hayes,  of  Toledo,  Ohio.  Came  to  Oregon  in 
1891,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
in  June,  1892,  graduating  from  the  Law  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Oregon  th? 
following  year.  Began  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  November,  1893,  and  practiced 
alone  until  1906,  when  he  entered  into  part- 
nership with  O.  A.  Neal,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Wilson  &  Xeal,  which  exists  to  date. 


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24? 


E.   E.   WILSON. 

Residence,  1005  Monroe  street;  office,  226 
Second  street,  Corvallis.  Born  October  23, 
1869,  at  Corvallis,  Oregon.  Son  of  Lewis  F. 
and  Rose  J.  (Russell)  Wilson.  Attended  Cor- 
vallis College  until  1885,  at  which  time  it 
passed  into  the  control  of  the  State  of  Ore- 
gon and  became  the  State  Agricultural  Col 
lege,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1889  with 
degree  of  B.  S.  Remained  in  college  for  two 
more  years,  doing  post-graduate  work  and 
acting  as  instructor  during  one  of  these  years. 
In  1893  graduated  from  Law  Department  of 
the  University  of  Oregon  with  degree  of 
LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar  June,  1893. 
Upon  admission  to  the  bar  began  the  prac- 
tice of  law  at  Corvallis  and  has  practiced 
alone  there  since.  Is  City  Attorney  of  Cor- 
vallis. In  1907  was  appointed  member,  of 
Board  of  Regents  of  Oregon  Agricultural 
College  and  has  held  position  of  Secretary  of 
that  Board  ever  since.  Member  Phi  Delta 
Phi  fraternity  and  of  Corvallis  Commercial 
Club. 

FRED   W.   WILSON. 

Residence,  209  Union  street;  office,  Vog 
Mock,  The  Dalles,  Oregon.  Born  September 
10,  1872,  at  College  Hill  (a  suburb  of  Cin- 
cinnati), Ohio.  Son  of  Joseph  Gardner  and 
Elizabeth  (Miller)  Wilson.  Came  to  Oregon 
with  his  parents  at  the  age  of  one  year. 


Attended  Wasco  Independent  Academy  for 
seven  years;  Oberlin  College,  Oberlin,  Ohio, 
for  one  year;  graduated  from  Whitman  Col- 
lege, at  Walla  Walla,  Washington,  in  1891, 
and  from  Johns  Hopkins  University,  Balti- 
more, Maryland,  in  1893,  with  degree  of  A.  B. 
Admitted  to  the  b.«r  at  Salem  in  October, 
1896.  Became  member  of  the  firm  of  Mene- 


fee  &  Wilson,  the  partnership  lasting  until 
1909,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced  alone. 
Was  Deputy  District  Attorney  for  Seventh 
Judicial  District  from  July,  1900,  to  July, 
1908.  Elected  District  Attorney  at  June  elec- 
tion, 1908,  for  the  Seventh  Judicial  Dis- 
trict, comprising  counties  of  Wasco,  Hood 
River  and  Crook,  which  office  he  is  now  hold- 
ing. Member  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternity  of 
Johns  Hopkins  University.  Mr.  Wilson  is  a 
son  of  Joseph  G.  Wilson,  who  was  first  Cir- 
cuit J.idge  of  the  district  comprising  the 
whole  of  Eastern  Oregon;  was  a  Justice  of 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon;  Congressman 
from  Oregon  in  1872,  his  death  occurring 
while  he  held  this  office.  For  twelve  years 
after  his  death  Mrs.  Wilson  held  office  as 
Postmistress  at  The  Dalles,  Oregon,  under 
Presidents  Hayes,  Grant,  Garfield  and  Arthur. 
Republican. 

GEORGE   WILLIAM   WILSON. 

Residence,  487 
East  Fifteenth  St. 
North;  office,  40.1 
Gerlinger  bull  d- 
ing,  Portland. 
Born  at  Portland, 
O  r  e  g  on,  October 
23,  1878.  Son  of 
Charles  and  Mary 
F.  (Eaton)  Wil- 
son. Married  Oc- 
tober 25,  1907,  in 
New  York  City,  to 
Vera  Marie  Fields. 
Graduated  from 
the  University  of 
Oregon  June  18th, 
1903,  Law  Deparr- 
ment.  Admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Oregon 

May  28,  1903,  and  started  the  practice  of  his 
profession  alone.  On  August  1,  1908,  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  H.  J.  Bigger, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Bigger  &  Wilson, 
which  continues  to  date.  Appointed  Deputy 
Clerk  Circuit  Court,  1900-1903.  Member  of 
Multnomah  Club,  Republican  Club  of  Port- 
land, and  President  Portland  Revolver  Club. 
Republican. 

JOHN  GUY  WILSON. 

Residence,  839  Tillamook  street;  office,  730 
'Chamber  of  Commerce,  Portland.  Born  No- 
vember 9,  1878,  in  Shelby  County,  111.  Son  of 
John  James  and  Nancy  J.  (Templeton)  Wil- 
son. Married  September  22,  1909,  to  Ada 
May  Kelly.  Educated  at  Gays,  Illinois,  High 
School.  In  1904  received  A.  B.  degree  from 
the  University  of  Illinois,  Urbana,  Illinois, 
and  in  1907  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
from  the  same  University.  Was  admitted 
to  the  Illinois  bar  in  1907.  Moved  to  Oregon 
in  1908  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  this 
state  the  same  year.  Member  of  the  Sigma 
Alpha  Fpsilon  fraternity  and  the  University 
Club.  Republican. 


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JAMES    GIBSON    WILSON. 


Residence,  1157 
Thurman  street; 
office,  1105  Wells- 
Fargo  Bldg.,  Port- 
land. Born  April 
21,  1876,  at  Strea- 
tor,  Illinois.  Son 
of  James  Gibson 
and  Margaret  A. 
(Finley)  Wilson. 


Club,  and  Phi  Kappa  Psi   fraternity, 
crat. 

WALTER  C.  WINSLOW. 


Demo- 


Married 
1904,    to 
Strong, 
at    the 
schools 


May  25, 
Florence 
Educated 
public 
of  Strea- 


lor,  Illinois.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  1890. 
A  1 1  e  n  ded  Port- 
land Academy  and 
graduated  in  class 

in  1895.  Graduated  from  Princeton  Univer- 
sity in  1899  with  A.  B.  degree,  and  from 
the  University  of  Oregon  in  1901,  with  LL.  B.^1906 


degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem  in 
1901.  Since  September,  1899,  has  been  in 
legal  department  of  the  Oregon  Railroad  & 
Navigation  Company.  Republican. 

A.  B.  WINFREE. 

Residence,  788 
Wasco  street;  of- 
fice, 702  to  707 
Couch  Bldg.,  Port- 
land. Born  July 
6,  1876,  at  Bel- 
mont,  Chesterfiel  1 
County,  Virginia. 
Son  of  George  and 
Virginia  Adelaide 
(S  n  e  1  ling)  Win- 
free.  Married  Aug. 
23,  1905,  to  Jennio 
L.  Welle  r.  At- 
tended pub  lie 
schools  at  Rich- 
mo  n  d,  Virginia; 
Mc'Cabe  's  Varsity 
School  at  Rich- 
mond, V  i  r  g  inia, 

and  Washington  &  Lee  University,  Lexington, 
Virginia,  completing  education  at  latter  in- 
stitution June,  1899,  in  which  year  he  came 
to  Oregon.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Pen- 
dleton,  Oregon,  in  May,  1900.  Was  Deputy 
District  Attorney  for  the  Eighth  Judicial 
District  from  1900  to  1905.  Entered  into 
partnership  with  Samuel  White,  at  Baker 
City,  Oregon,  in  1901,  under  the  firm  name 
White  &  Winfree,  the  same  existing  until 
1905,  after  which  he  practiced  one  year  alone 
in  Baker  City.  Came  to  Portland  in  Sep- 
tember, 1906,  as  clerk  for  Teal  &  Minor.  In 
1909  entered  into  partnership  with  J.  N.  Teal 
and  Wirt  Minor  under  the  firm  name  Teal, 
Minor  &  Winfree,  which  partnership  exists 
to  date.  Member  University  Club,  Arlington 


with     A.  B.     degree, 


Residence,  265 
S.  Church  street; 
office,  United 
States  National 
Bank  building,  Sa- 
lem. Born  Octo- 
ber 29,  1882,  in 
Polk  County,  Ore. 
Son  of  Paris  R. 
and  Addie  (Van- 
dervoort)  W  i  n  s- 
low.  Was  educated 
at  the  public 
schools  of  Polk 
County;  took  pre- 
paratory work  ar 
Willamette  Uni- 
versity; graduated 
from  the  Univer 
sity  of  Oregon  in 

and     from     Wil- 


lamette University  in  1908,  with  LL.  B. 
degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem 
in  June,  1908,  and  immediately  became 
associated  with  John  H.  McNary  and  Charles 
L.  McNary,  continuing  with  them  to  date. 
From  October,  1909,  to  date  Deputy  District 
Attorney  of  Marion  County.  Secretary  of 
Salein  Business  Men's  League.  Republican. 

CHARLES  ANTON  WINTERMEIER. 

Residence,  698 
Olive  street;  office, 
546  Willamette 
street,  Eugene, 
Oregon.  Born  at 
The  Dalles,  Ore- 
gon, September  24, 
1869.  Son  of  Anton 
and  Mary  (Griffin) 
Wintermeier.  At- 
tended the  public 
schools  at  The 
Dalles,  Oregon, 
taking  a  prepara- 
tory course  at  the 
Wasco  Academy  at 
The  Dalles,  Ore 
gon.  Entered  the 
University  of  Ore- 
gon in  1893;  grad- 
uated in  1896  with  degree  B.  A.,  then  began 
the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  George  B. 
Dorris,  at  Eugene,  Oregon,  and  began  the 
practice  of  his  profession,  where  he  continues 
to  date,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon 
June,  1897.  Past  member  of  the  Oregon 
National  Guard,  an  exempt  Fireman,  City 
of  Eugene;  member  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E., 
Knights  of  Pythias  fraternities;  member 
Commercial  and  Social  Clubs  of  Eugene. 
Served  as  Chairman  of  the  Republican  Cen- 
tral Committee  for  1904  and  1906. 


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JOHN  P.  WINTER. 

Besidence,  Pendleton,  Oregon;  office,  same. 
Born  February  11,  1871,  at  St.  Lucas,  Iowa. 
Son  of  Peter  and  Mary  (Scholen)  Winter. 
Married  October  25,  1899,  to  Elizabeth 
Schroder.  Educated  at  the  public  schools  of 
Iowa;  at  the  Upper  Iowa  University  (1887); 
at  Mt.  Calvary  College,  Wisconsin,  from  1888 
to  1893;  at  St.  John's  University,  Minnesota, 
from  1893  to  1895,  from  which  university  he 
graduated  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  M. 
Attended  College  of  Law  at  University  of 
Minnesota,  1895-6,  and  the  College  of  Law, 
University  of  Missouri,  1896-7,  from  which 
institution  he  graduated  with  LL.  B.  de- 
gree. Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Minnesota  in  June,  1899.  First  came  to 
Oregon  in  1904.  Was  admitted  to  the  courts 
of  thi.s  state  in  M'ay  of  that  year.  Republi- 
can. 

JOSEPH  WOERNDLE. 

Residence,  506  Tillamook  .street;  office,  Mul- 
key  building,  Portland.  Born  August  3,  1880, 
at  Bernau,  Bavaria,  Germany.  Son  of  Kas- 
par  and  Maria  (Stephen)  Woemdle.  Mar- 
ried April  4,  1905,  to  Cecilia  V.  Sherlock. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  September,  1906.  From 


1886  to  1893  attended  the  public  schools  at 
Bernau,  Bavaria,  and  from  1893  to  1897,  the 
Latin  High  School  at  Rosenheim,  Bavaria, 
Germany.  In  'September,  1906,  entered  the 
Law  Department  of  the  University  of  Ore- 
gon, graduating  in  June,  1909,  with  LL.  B. 
degree.  Admitted  to  the  bar  of  this  state 
at  Salem  in  June,  1909;  to  the  District  and 
Circuit  Courts  of  the  United  States  in  August 
of  the  same  year.  Has  practiced  his  profes- 
sion in  Portland  since  his  admission  to  the 
bar.  Member  Masonic  fraternity.  Republi- 
can. 


CARL    BUTLER    WINTLER. 

Residence,  453  Hall  street;  office,  70S 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Portland. 
Born  August  26,  1879,  in  Vancouver,  Clarke 
County,  Washington.  Son  of  John  Jacob  and 
Sarah  Elizabeth  (Butler)  Wintler.  Married 
August  14,  1906,  to  Miss  Marcia  Bull.  Edu- 
cated at  the  Vancouver,  Washington,  public 
schools  and  graduated  from  the  high  school 
of  the  city  in  1896.  Graduated  from  Leland 
Stanford  Junior  University,  California,  1905. 
Moved  to  Oregon  Octo'ber  15,  1897,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  Oregon  bar  July  14,  1906. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia, May  16,  1905.  Is  now  practicing  as  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Pearcy  &  Wintler. 
Member  of  the  Delta  Chi  legal  fraternity. 
Republican. 

ALBERT  WALTER  WOLF. 

Residence,  729  Johnson  street;  office,  409 
McKay  building,  Portland.  Born  in  Port- 
land, Oregon,  August  26,  1874.  Son  of  Na- 
than and  Esther  (Mendelson)  Wolf.  At- 
tended the  Portland  public  schools  and  later 
the  Law  Department  of  the  University  of 
Oregon.  Admitted  to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Ore- 
gon, in  1895.  Republican. 

AUGUST   R.    WOLLENBERG. 

Residence,  529  Rhone  street;  office,  522-23 
Henry  building,  Portland.  Born  in  Beecher, 
Will  County,  Illinois,  August  9,  1873.  Son  of 
Christian  and  Pauline  (Vorkaufer)  Wollen 
berg.  Married  Emma  F.  Hertrich  July  20> 
1909.  Attended  grammar  school,  Beecher, 
Illinois,  and  graduated  from  Jefferson  High 
School,  Chicago;  Illinois  College  of  Law, 
Chicago,  with  degree  of  LL.  B.,  1906;  post 
graduate,  1907,  degree  LL.  M.  Came  to 
Oregon  January  10,  1909,  and  admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  June  15,  1909.  Re 
publican. 

CHARLES  EDWIN  WOLVERTON. 

Residence,  265  Fourteenth  street;  office, 
213-14  Postoffice  building,  Portland.  Born 
May  16,  1851,  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  Son  of 
John  and  Mary  Jane  (N"ealy)  Wolverton. 
Married  October  3,  1878,  to  Clara  E.  Price. 
Came  to  the  State  of  Oregon  in  1853,  and 
attended  district  school  in  the  southern  part 
of  Polk  County,  Oregon,  and  later,  Christian 
College  at  Monmouth,  Oregon,  graduating 
from  the  same  institution  in  1871  with  B.  S. 
degree,  and  in  1872  with  A.  B.  degree.  At- 
tended the  Law  Department  of  Kentucky 
University,  Lexington,  Kentucky,  graduating 
therefrom  in  1874.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem  in  1874.  Served  as  Justice  of  the 
Peace  1876  to  1878  and  was  later  appointed 
Attorney  for  the  School  Land  Board  for  Linn 
County.  Elected  to  the  State  Supreme  Court 
in  June,  1894,  and  re-elected  in  1900,  serving 
until  appointed  to  the  District  Federal  Court 
for  Oregon,  in  1905.  Now  serving  as  a  Trus 
tee  of  the  Pacific  University  and,  the  Reed 


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Institute.  Member  of  Phi  Delta  Gamma  So- 
ciety, Masonic  fraternity,  Arlington  Club  and 
Waverly  Golf  Club.  Elected  delegate  at 


large  to  Kepublican  National  Convention  in 
1892.  Honorary  degree  of  LL.  D.  conferred 
in  1900  by  Willamette  University.  Republi- 
can. 

CHARLES  ERSKINE   SCOTT  WOOD. 


Rose  Mary  (Carson)  Wood.  Married  Novem- 
ber 26,  1878,  to  Nanny  Moale  Smith.  Edu- 
cated at  the  Erie  Academy,  Baltimore  City 
College,  Columbian  Colege,  Washington,  D.  C., 
and  graduated  from  West  Point  United  State; 
Military  Academy  in  1874;  Columbia  Univer- 
sity Law  Department  (New  York  City)  in 
1883  with  degrees  of  LL.  B.,  C.  L.  and 
Ph.  B.  After  graduating  from  West  Point 
was  appointed  Second  Lieutenant  of  Twenty 
first  Infantry.  In  1877  explored  Alaska; 
during  this  year  was  engaged  in  the  Xez 
Perce  campaign  (Chief  Joseph),  in  1878  in 
the  Bannock  and  Piute  campaign,  and  was 
this  year  promoted  to  the  rank  of  First  Lieu- 
tenant. Resigned  from  the  army  in  1884. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Washington  Terri- 
tory at  Vancouver,  1879,  and  of  Oregon  at 
Salem,  1884.  Member  of  the  bar  of  the 
United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts  of 
Oregon  and  Washington  and  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States.  Member  of  the 
United  States  Archaeological  and  United 
States  Geographical  Societies  respectively; 
Grolier  Club.  Bibliophile  Society,  National 
Bar  and  Oregon  Bar  Associations,  University 
and  Arlington  'Clubs  of  Portland,  Oregon. 
Democrat. 

ABSALOM  CORNELIUS  WOODCOCK. 

Residence,  Eugene,  Oregon;  office,  IS  \Vc<: 
Ninth  street.    Born  near  Oregon  City,  Clacka- 


Residence,  Ford  and  Main  streets;  office, 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building.  Portland, 
Oregon.  Born  February  20,  1852,  in  Erie, 
Pennsylvania.  Son  of  William  Maxwell  and 


mas  County,  Oregon,  July  22,  1859.  Son  of 
Williston  Richard  and  Alizina  (Cornelius) 
Woodcock.  Attended  the  rural  schools  of 
Clackamas  County,  later  attending  public 
school  at  The  Dalles;  in  1879  entered  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon  and  graduated  In  the  year 
1884  with  the  degree  B.  S.;  afterwards  de- 
gree of  M.  A.  was  conferred.  Taught  in  the 


251 


University  of  Oregon  for  three  years,  mean- 
while devoting  his  time  to  the  study  of  law 
and  reading  in  the  law  office  of  Dolph,  Bel- 
linger, Mallory  &  Simon  during  vacations. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1887. 
Entered  into  partnership  with  George  S. 
Washburne,  Eugene,  Oregon,  later  forming 
partnership  with  L.  T.  Harris  which  contin- 
ued for  about  five  years,  afterwards  forming 
partnership  with  E.  O.  Potter  for  about  the 
same  length  of  time.  At  present  engaged  in 
practice  with  Richard  Shore  Smith,  Eugene, 
Oregon.  In  1894  was  elected  as  member  of 
the  State  Board  of  Equalization.  Member  of 
A.  F.  &  A.  :M.,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  K.  of  P.  fra- 
ternities. Republican. 

JOHN   HENRY   WOODWARD. 

Office,  513-14-15  Commercial  block,  Port- 
land. Born  February  9,  1836,  at  Hector, 
Tompkins  County,  New  York.  Son  of  John 
and  Mary  (Peck)  Woodward.  Married  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1863,  to  Anna  M.  Whitaker.  Edu- 
cation received  at  John  A.  Gillett's  Academy, 
Peach  Orchard,  New  York,  to  the  age  of 
eighteen;  at  Ithaca  Academy,  Ithaca,  New 


York,  in  1855  and  1856,  and  studied  law  with 
Diven,  Hatheway  &  Woods  in  Elmira,  New 
York,  from  1857  to  May,  1860.  Upon  exami- 
nation in  open  court  (Supreme  Court  of  State 
of  New  York)  at  Binghamton,  New  York, 
was  admitted  to  the  bar,  May  10,  1860;  Jus- 
tices Charles  Mason,  Ransom  Balcom,  William 
W.  Campbell  and  John  M.  Parker,  presiding. 
Came  to  Oregon  in  1871  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  September  of  that  year,  on  the 
motion  of  W.  W.  Thayer  in  the  Supreme 
Court  at  Salem.  To  the  Circuit  Court,  Dis- 
trict of  Oregon,  in  February,  1872,  on  motion 
of  W.  L.  Hill,  Esq.  To  the  District  Court, 


District  of  Oregon,  at  the  same  time,  on  the 
motion  of  J.  N.  Dolph,  Esq.  Partnership 
with  David  Goodsell  from  September,  1871  to 
July,  1872;  partnership  with  Charles  H. 
Woodward,  1876  to  1896;  with  Clinton  C. 
Palmer,  1897  to  1900;  in  practice  of  law 
since  1900  alone.  On  May  13,  1861,  enlisted 
as  private  soldier  for  two  years.  Mustered 
into  United  States  service  at  Elmira,  New 
York,  May  16.  In  August  of  that  year  com- 
missioned by  President  Lincoln  as  Captain 
and  ordered  to  report  to  the  War  Department 
for  orders.  Ordered  to  report  to  headquar- 
ters of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  for  staff 
duty,  and  served  in  that  capacity  at  headquar- 
ters Army  of  the  Potomac  to  end  of  war. 
Resigned  June  5,  1865,  commissioned  by 
President  Andrew  Johnson  Major  by  Brevet, 
"for  faithful  and  meritorious  services." 
Elected  Judge  of  Multnomah  County,  Oregon, 
in  1872,  for  term  ending  1876.  Member  of 
Loyal  Legion  and  G.  A.  R.  Republican. 

GEORGE  WILLIAM  WRIGHT. 

Residence,  732  Walnut  street,  Albany,  Ore- 
gon; office,  Wright  block,  Albany,  Oregon. 
Born  January  28,  1860,  at  Huntsville,  Ran- 
dolph County,  Missouri.  Son  of  Gideon  A. 
and  Rebecca  Jane  (Turner)  Wright.  Married 
October  2,  1887,  to  Etta  Cooley  (daughter  of 


G.  C.  Cooley  and  a  granddaughter  of  Captain 
James  Blakely,  of  Brownsville,  a  pioneer  who 
came  to  Oregon  in  1846  and  is  still  living  at 
the  age  of  97).  Mr.  Wright's  father's  great- 
grandfather served  in  the  Revolutionary  War 
of  1776.  His  father's  grandfather  in  the  War 
of  1812,  and  his  father  in  the  Civil  War. 
His  brother,  Joseph  E.  Wright,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Rough  Riders  and  served  three 
years  in  the  Philippine  Islands.  His  mother's 


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father  appointed  Territorial  Judge  by  Presi- 
dent Jackson  during  his  first  administration. 
He  was  educated  at  the  public  and 
high  schools  of  Huntsville,  Missouri,  and  later 
at  the  Missouri  State  University,  graduating 
therefrom  in  1882  with  LL.  B.  degree.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of 
Missouri  in  the  last-named  year.  He  was 
elcted  City  Attorney  of  Huntsville  five  weeks 
after  graduation  and  served  one  year,  until 
he  came  to  Oregon  in  May,  1883,  and  located 
at  Heppner.  Was  Deputy  District  Attorney 
of  Morrow  County,  and  the  first  term  of 
the  Circuit  Court  ever  held  in  Morrow  County 
was  held  in  Mr.  Wright 's  office  (the  Court 
House  not  yet  being  built,  and  Mr.  Wright 
acting  as  District  Attorney  in  the  absence 
of  that  person).  Judge  M.  L.  Olmstead  pre- 
sided  at  this  term  of  court.  Moved  to  Albany 
in  1889,  and  has  ever  since  continued  the 
practice  of  his  profession  there.  He  has 
laid  out  and  platted  several  real  estate 
additions  to  Albany,  one  being  named 
Wright's  Addition  and  now  being  a  substan- 
tial part  of  the  city.  Member  Oregon  His 
torical  Society,  Odd  Fellows,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  of  the  Albany  Commercial  Club. 
Eegular  attendant  of  the  meetings  of  the 
Oregon  State  Bar  Association.  Republican. 

FRANK   T.   WRIGHTMAN. 

Eesidence,  Salem,  Oregon;  office,  State 
House.  Born  November  27,  1858,  at  Buffalo, 
New  York.  Son  of  Benjamin  and  Harriett 
(Leach)  Wrightman.  Married  July  15,  1891, 
to  Josephine  Glenn.  Educated  at  the  public 
schools  of  Wisconsin  and  Oregon,  coming  to 
Oregon  in  1871.  Attended  the  Law  School  of 
Willamette  University  1896-7-8.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1898.  From  1898  to 
1903  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Brown, 
Wrightman  &  Myers.  In  1903  he  incorpor- 
ated Tax  Laws  under  the  administration  of 
F.  I.  Dunbar,  Secretary  of  State.  At  present 
is  in  charge  of  incorporation  department  in 
Secretary  of  State's  office.  Captain  of 
Company  A,  O.  N.  G.  Was  Deputy  Sheriff 
of  Marion  County  1888-1896,  and  Sheriff  of 
same  county  1896-98.  Member  Masonic  fra- 
ternity B.  P.  O.  E.,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  K.  of  P.  and 
Illi'hee  Club. 

JOHN  RUSSELL  WYATT. 

Residence,  334  Eleventh  street;  office, 
United  States  Attorney's  office,  Portland,  Ore. 
Born  December  13,  1865,  on  a  farm  four  miles 
east  of  Harrisburg,  Linn  County,  Oregon.  Son 
of  Eli  Franklin  and  'Martha  Margaret  (Fro- 
man)  Wyatt.  Married  October  1,  1907,  to 
Lydia  Faber  at  Los  Angeles,  California.  At- 
tended district  school  at  Wyatt  school  house 
on  farm  until  ten  years  of  age  when  his 
parents  moved  into  Harrisburg,  Oregon.  At- 
tended public  schools  in  Harrisburg  until  1880. 
Went  to  University  of  Oregon  in  1884 
and  graduated  from  Willamette  University  at 
Salem,  Oregon,  in  1887.  Admitted  to  the  bar 


October  6,  1890,  in  class  before  Supreme  Court 
of  Oregon.  Deputy  District  Attorney  for 
Linn  County  for  four  years.  In  1895  formed 
partnership  with  Hon.  J.  K.  Weatherford, 
which  continued  for  fifteen  years.  In  March 


1909,  was  appointed  Assistant  United  States 
Attorney,  which  position  he  holds  to  date. 
Chairman  of  Linn  County  Republican  Central 
Committee  for  eight  years.  Delegate  to  State 
and  County  Conventions  from  1890  to  1898. 
Member  of  Masonic  and  B.  P.  O.  E.  fraterni- 
ties. Republican. 

HARRY  HERS  YANCKWICH. 
Residence,  671 
Market  Drive;  of- 
fice, 425-26  Wor- 
cester Bldg.,  Port- 
land. Bom  Aug 
ust  12,  1881,  at 
Yassy,  Roumania. 
Son  of  Zeida  Go- 
del  Goldstein  and 
Sarah  Hershco 
vitch.  Married  No- 
vember 24,  1908, 
to  Ethel  Whitmer. 
His  early  educa- 
tion received  at 
public  schools  of 
Yassy,  Roumania, 
from  which  he 
graduated  in  1893. 
Graduated  from 

the  Gymnasium  (corresponding  to  high 
school)  in  1897.  Graduated  from  the  Lyceum 
(preparatory  school  for  university)  in  1900. 
Obtained  the  Baccalaureate  the  same  year 
(corresponding  to  degrees  B.  A.  and  B.  S.). 
Admitted  in  1900  to  the  Law  Department  of 


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the  University  of  France,  at  Paris,  Prance. 
Studied  law  and  philosophy  during  the  years 
1901  and  1902.  Came  to  New  York  City  in 
February,  1903.  Came  to  Portland  in  1904 
and  entered  the  Law  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1906  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem  June,  1906,  and 
to  practice  in  the  United  States  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  in  August,  1908. 

JOSEPH    FRED    YATES. 

Residence,  340  Seventh  street,  Corvallis, 
Oregon;  office,  3  to  6,  First  National  Bank 
building,  same.  Born  July  3,  1866,  in  Linn 
County,  near  Corvallis.  Son  of  Joseph  and 
Martha  Jane  (Robinett)  Yates.  Married  to 
Miss  Lucy  G.  Wiles  November  26,  1896. 
Entered  the  Preparatory  Department  of  the 
Oregon  Agricultural  'College  in  1875.  He  took 
a  classical  course  in  the  Oregon  Agricultural 


College,  receiving  the  degree  A.  B.  June  20, 
1885,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  making  his 
own  way  through  college  by  following  vari- 
ous vocations  and  teaching  school  during 
vacations.  After  graduation  he  resumed 
teaching  for  three  years  in  Linn  County.  Ap- 
pointed Deputy  Clerk  under  E.  E.  Montague 
in  1888,  spending  all  his  available  spare  time 
studying  law  in  the  office  of  J.  K.  Weather- 
ford.  In  1889  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Benton  County  Bank  at  Corvallis,  to  avail 
himself  of  the  law  library  connected  with 
that  institution,  this  bank  being  made  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Corvallis;  he  was 
elected  first  cashier  of  that  institution,  mean- 
while pursuing  his  studies  in  law.  January, 
1893,  entered  the  office  of  Charles  W.  Wol- 
verton  at  Albany  and  remained  under  his 
tutorship  for  the  examination  before  the 


Supreme  Court.  Admitted  to  the  bar  June  20, 
1893.  He  then  opened  an  office  at  Albany 
where  he  practiced  for  a  period  of  eight 
months,  then  returning  to  Corvallis  to  form 
a  co-partnership  with  J.  R.  Bryson,  W.  E. 
Yates,  under  the  firm  name  of  Bryson,  Yates 
&  Yates,  with  which  he  was  connected  until 
the  death  of  Judge  Bryson,  since  which  time 
he  has  followed  a  general  practice  to  date. 
May,  1910,  appointed  Judge  of  Benton 
County.  Past  member  of  the  'Corvallis  Fire 
Department  and  the  Oregon  National  Guard, 
being  honorably  discharged  from  same.  In 
1900  appointed  City  Attorney  for  Corvallis, 
resigning  this  place  to  accept  the  appoint- 
ment of  Municipal  Judge  of  the  city,  being 
appointed  one  term  and  elected  twice,  serving 
three  terms.  Member  of  the  Oregon  State 
Grange  and  Shriner,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  K.  of  P., 
Artisan  fraternities,  and  Commercial  and  So- 
cial Clubs  of  Corvallis.  Served  as  Republi- 
can State  Committeeman  in  Benton  County, 
and  was  Chairman  of  the  Benton  County  Cen- 
tral Committee.  Republican. 

BERT  EDWARD  YOUMANS. 

Residence,  224 
Oswego  street,  St. 
Johns,  Oregon;  of- 
fice, 708-9  Corbett 
building,  Portland. 
Born  March  7th, 
1876,  at  Stock- 
bridge,  C  a  1  u  met 
County,  Wiscon- 
sin. Son  of  John 
and  Jane  (Swing) 
Youmans.  Married 
July  11,  1906,  to 
Clarice  Laura 
Whittle  s  e  y.  At- 
tended  rural 
schools  at  Stock- 
bridge,  Wisconsin, 
until  1891;  entered 
high  school  at  that 

city  in  the  fall  of  1891  and  graduated  in  1895. 
Attended  Normal  School  at  Oshkosh,  Wiscon- 
sin, in  1895-6,  and  took  post-graduate  course 
at  Stockibridge  High  School  in  1897.  Came 
to  Oregon  in  1902  and  in  the  fall  of  that 
year  entered  the  Law  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon,  graduating  in  1904  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Salem  June  15,  1904.  Read  law  in  the 
office  of  Judge  Martin  L.  Pipes  and  later  in 
the  office  of  Platt  &  Platt  (while  attending 
college),  and  remained  in  the  employ  of  the 
latter  firm  until  November,  1906,  when  he 
became  associated  with  Arthur  P.  Tifft.  On 
June  1,  1908,  entered  into  partnership  with 
Frank  B.  Rutherford  under  the  firm  name  of 
Youmans  &  Rutherford,  and  did  general  law 
practice  until  March  1,  1909,  when  the  part- 
nership was  dissolved  and  since  when  he  has 
practiced  alone.  Member  Oregon  National 
Guard  from  July,  1904,  to  1907.  Member  Phi 
Delta  Phi  fraternity.  Republican. 


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JOSEPH    EDWARD    YOUNG. 

Kesiclence,  Cot- 
tage Grove,  Ore- 
gon; office,  same. 
Born  in  Claekamas 
County,  Ore.,  near 
Oregon  City, 
March  24,  1865. 
Son  of  Josiah  and 
Julia  (G  r  i  m) 
Young.  Married 
Nov.  23,  1903,  to 
Miss  Ermine  E. 
Veatch.  Attended 
the  public  schools 
of  Damascus  and 
Milwaukie,  Ore., 
then  entering  the 
State  Normal 
School  at  Mon- 
mouth,  Ore.,  grad- 
uating in  June,  1886;  then  teaching  for  a 
period  of  a  year,  he  entered  the  University 
of  Oregon  at  Eugene,  Oregon,  graduating  in 
the  year  1892,  with  degree  A.  B.  Having  de- 
cided to  pursue  the  study  of  law,  he  entered 
the  office  of  L.  Bilyeu,  at  Eugene,  Oregon, 
where  he  remained  for  a  time,  later  entering 
the  office  of  A.  C.  Woodcock.  Being  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  June,  1894,  he  formed 
a  co-partnership  with  L.  Bilyeu  under  the 
firm  name  of  Bilyeu  &  Young,  which  part- 
nership existed  till  1895,  when  he  moved  to 
Boise  City,  Idaho,  resuming  his  practice 
there  in  partnership  with  L.  L.  Stevens  until 
returning  to  Oregon  in  1897,  where  he  opened 
an  office  at  Cottage  Grove  where  he  follows 
a  general  practice  to  date.  Member  of  Ma- 
sonic order.  Republican. 


OGLESBY  YOUNG. 

Residence,  551  East  Salmon  street;  office, 
617-19  Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  Port- 
land. Born  September  6,  1862,  in  Warren 
County,  Missouri.  Son  of  Milton  J.  and 
Louisa  (Dunlap)  Young.  Married  June  15, 
1898,  to  Mary  Evelyn  Pike.  Attended  the 
county  district  school,  Warren  County,  Mis- 
souri, and  later  the  State  Normal  School  at 
Kirksville,  Missouri.  Moved  to  Oregon  June, 
1890,  and  in  1894-5  attended  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Oregon.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  in  Salem,  Oregon,  June,  1896,  and 
has  been  engaged  in  general  practice  since 
that  date.  Democrat. 


MORRIS   A.   ZOLLINGER. 

Residence,  1133  Tillamook  street;  office, 
312-14  Corbett  building,  Portland.  Born  Sep- 
tember 1,  1869,  at  Sterling,  Illinois.  Son  of 
Jacob  and  Sarah  A.  (Bovey)  Zollinger.  Mar- 
ried June  29,  1898,  to  Blanche  Eckert.  In 
1891  he  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  at 
Cornell  College.  In  1894  he  received  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  at  the  University  of  Iowa. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Iowa  in  1894.  Com- 
menced the  practice  of  law  at  Vinton,  Iowa, 
until  1905,  when  he  removed  to  Oregon.  Ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Salem,  Oregon,  the  same 
year  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Portland,  December  1,  1907,  forming 
a  partnership  with  John  K.  Kollock,  which 
continues  to  date.  Member  of  Masonic, 
Sigma  Nu  and  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternities. 
Republican. 


OBITUARY 

TO  A  FEW  of  those  members  of  the  bench  and  bar,  who  have 
passed  from  the  field  of  their  activity,  there  is  due  the  tribute 
of  praise,  and  the  offering  of  reverent  and  tender  memory. 

Their  names  are  written  in  the  legal  history  of  the  state.  By 
their  expositions  of  the  law,  they  have  added  to  our  store  of  knowl- 
edge, strengthened  our  grasp  of  principles  and  enlarged  our  com- 
prehension of  ideas.  As  co-workers  with  them,  we  have  been  cheered 
by  their  friendship,  stimulated  by  their  criticism,  instructed  by  their 
work  and  word,  and  inspired  by  their  example. 

For  our  help  and  guidance  we  have  the  record  of  their  lives  and 
work;  let  us  hope  that  we  may  be  worthy  of  our  heritage. 


OBITUARY 


259 


CHARLES   B.   BELLINGER. 

Judge  Bellinger  might  well  be  classed  as 
a  native  son  of  Oregon;  was  born  in  Maquon, 
Knox  County,  Illinois,  November  21,  1839; 
died  May  12,  1905.  He  reached  Oregon  when 
he  was  8  years  old.  His  early  education  was 
received  in  the  common  schools,  with  two 
years  at  Willamette  University,  after  which 
he  started  upon  the  study  of  law  with  B.  F. 
Bonham  at  Salem.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1863,  and  immediately  engaged  in 
practice  at  Salem  in  partnership  with  J.  C. 
Cartwright.  However,  he  soon  gave  up  the 
practice  of  law  to  become  the  editor  of  the 
"Arena,"  a  leading  Democrat  paper  of  the 
time,  which  position  he  filled  with  marked 
success  until  1866,  when  he  retired  from 
newspaper  work  to  engage  in  mercantile 
business  at  Monroe,  Benton  County.  In 
1869  he  was  prevailed  upon  to  return  to 
the  practice  of  law  in  partnership  with  Hon. 
N.  H.  Cranor  at  Albany,  and  also  at  the 
same  time  to  edit  the  "State  Rights  Demo- 
crat," a  strong  partisan  organ  published  in 
Albany.  In  the  meantime,  he  had  served 
one  term  in  the  Legislature,  being  elected 
in  1868.  In  1870,  he  came  to  Portland  to 
practice  his  profession.  He  enlisted  during 
the  Modoc  uprising  in  1873  with  General 
John  F.  Miller  as  aid  with  rank  of  Colonel, 
and  remained  in  the  service  until  the  close 
of  military  operations.  He  was  appointed 
Clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  in  1874,  but 
resigned  in  1878  to  accept  the  Circuit  Judge- 
ship  of  the  Fourth  Judicial  District  (then 
comprising  Multnomah,  Washington,  Clack- 
amas,  Columbia  and  Clatsop  Counties). 
Upon  retiring  from  the  bench  in  1880  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  Hon.  John 
M.  Gearin,  which  lasted  until  1883,  when  he 
became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Dolph, 
Bellinger,  Mallory  &  Simon.  Judge  Bellin- 
ger was  marrie'd  in  1859  to  Miss  Margery 
Johnson,  of  Linn  County. 

JUDGE  REUBEN  PATRICK  BOISE. 

Judge  Reuben  Patrick  Boise  was  born  at 
Blandford,  Mass.,  June  9,  1818,  and  died  at 
Salem,  Ore.,  April  10,  1907. 

He  graduated  from  Williams  College  in 
1843  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.;  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Massachusetts  in 
1847;  practiced  law  in  that  state  until  1850; 
came  to  Oregon  via  the  Isthmus  of  Panama 
in  the  same  year;  was  appointed  District 
Attorney  by  Judge  Pratt  in  1851;  elected 
District  Attorney  by  Territorial  Legisla- 
ture in  1852.  In  1854  in  conjunction  with 
James  K.  Kelly  and  D.  R.  Biglow,  he  pre- 
pared the  first  Code  of  Oregon  laws;  after- 
wards was  member  of  Territorial  Legisla- 
ture and  Constitutional  Convention  from 
Polk  County;  in  1857  was  appointed  by 
President  Buchanan  one  of  the  Justices  of 
the  Supreme  Court  for  Oregon  Territory, 
and  served  in  that  capacity  until  the  admis- 
sion of  the  state  to  the  Union.  He  was 


then  elected  one  of  the  first  Supreme  Judges 
and  served  in  that  position  continuously 
until  1870,  when  he  was  re-elected  Supremt 
Judge,  but  owing  to  threatened  contest  of 
election  resigned;  in  1874  was  elected  one 
of  Capital  Building  Commissioners;  in  1876 
was  again  elected  Supreme  Judge,  serving 
until  1878,  when  the  Legislature  divided  the 


Supreme  and  Circuit  Judges  into  distinct 
classes.  He  was  then  appointed  by  Gov- 
ernor Thayer  one  of  the  Supreme  Judges, 
serving  until  1880.  In  that  year,  preferring 
Circuit  Court  work,  he  was  elected  Judge 
of  the  Third  Judicial  District  comprising 
the  counties  of  Marion,  Linn,  Polk,  Yamhill 
and  Tillamook,  and  upon  being  re-elected  in 
1886  served  continuously  until  1892.  He 
practiced  law  at  Salem  from  1892  to  1898, 
when  he  was  again  elected  Judge  of  the 
Third  Judicial  District,  serving  in  that  ca- 
pacity until  July,  1904,  when  he  retired  from 
official  life  at  the  age  of  86  years. 

As  will  bs  seen  by  the  foregoing  account, 
Judge  Boise  served  on  the  Supreme  bench 
of  Oregon  territory  and  state  seventeen 
years,  and  on  the  Circuit  bench  eighteen 
years,  or  in  all  thirty-five  years,  longer 
than  any  other  Judge  has  ever  served  in  this 
state,  and  in  addition  to  his  service  on  the 
bench,  he  was  a  public  official  of  the  ter- 
ritory and  state  as  District  Attorney,  legis- 
lative member  of  the  Constitutional  Con- 
vention and  Capital  Building,  Commissioner 
for  eight  additional  years,  making  in  all  an 
active  official  career  of  forty-three  years, 
and  as  was  once  said  by  ex-Governor  Geer, 
a  longer  official  life  than  that  of  any  other 
resident  of  Oregon. 

Judge  Boise  always  took  an  active  part 
in  all  public  affairs,  was  a  fluent  speaker 


260 


OBITUARY 


and  delivered  many  notable  addresses  be- 
fore the  Pioneer  Society,  the  Historical  So- 
siety,  the  State  Bar  Association;  at  the  erec- 
tion of  the  Jason  Lee  monument  and  in 
the  Oregon  Legislature  on  the  fiftieth  an- 
niversary of  our  statehood,  all  of  which 
showed  to  a  marked  degree  his  eloquence 
and  literary  ability. 

He  was  also  greatly  interested  in  the  edu- 
cational affairs  of  his  state  and  was  at  dif- 
ferent times  during  his  long  career  a  mem- 
ber of  the  first  School  Board  of  Portland, 
a  trustee  of  the  State  Agricultural  Col- 
lege at  Corvallis,  of  the  La  Creole  Academy 
at  Dallas,  the  Willamette  University  at 
Salem  and  the  Pacific  University  at  Forest 
Grove,  which  latter  university  conferred 
upon  him  the  title  of  Doctor  of  Laws. 

Judge  Boise  always  took  an  active  inter- 
est in  the  agricultural  development  of  Ore- 
gon and  at  the  time  of  his  death  owned  a 
farm  of  2500  acres  near  Dallas,  part  of  which 
was  his  donation  claim,  100  acres  adjoin- 
ing the  Indian  School  near  Salem,  and  his 
home  farm  of  sixty  acres  in  the  corporate 
limits  of  Salem.  He  was  five  times  elected 
Master  of  the  Oregon  State  Grange  and 
attended  many  sessions  of  the  National 
Grange,  held  in  different  cities  of  the  United 
States,  as  a  delegate. 

Judge  Boise  was  twice  married,  first  in 
1851  to  Ellen  Frances  Lyon,  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, to  whom  he  was  engaged  before  leav- 
ing Massachusetts,  she  making  the  memor- 
able trip  that  year  around  the  Horn  in  the 
Flying  Cloud,  with  her  father  and  family, 
that  being  the  fastest  voyage  ever  made  by 
a  clipper  ship  up  to  that  time,  holding  the 
record  for  years  thereafter;  from  this  union 
three  children  survive — Fisher  A.,  of  Dallas; 
Reuben  P.,  of  Salem,  and  Whitney  L.,  of 
Portland. 

His  second  marriage  was  to  Fmily  A 
Pratt,  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  in  1867,  and 
she  still  survives  him,  together  with  a 
daughter,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Lauterman,  both  liv- 
ing at  Salem;  the  other  daughter  of  this 
last  union,  Ellen  S.  Boise,  was  drowned  at 
North  Beach  in  1891. 

No  better  tribute  to  the  life  and  character 
of  Judge  Boise  could  be  paid  than  the  mere 
statement  that  upon  his  death  the  press  of 
the  state  was  filled  with  articles  and  edi- 
torials calling  attention  to  his  long  and  hon- 
orable public  career.  All  the  courts  of  the 
state  adjourned  out  of  respect  to  his  mem- 
ory; the  different  bar  associations  and  pub- 
lic bodies  passed  resolutions  of  condolence 
and  regret,  and  the  leading  officials  of  the 
state  attended  his  funeral. 

Many  encomiums  were  then  published 
from  leading  citizens  of  the  state  from 
which  the  following  extracts  are  taken: 

Associate  Justice  now  Chief  Justice  Moore 
of  the  Supreme  Court  said:  "Judge  Boise 
has  probably  done  more  than  any  other  man 
to  systematize  the  practice  of  law  in  this 


state  and  to  raise  it  to  a  high  standard.  He 
was  a  man  whose  ability  and  integrity  were 
recognized  by  every  one  who  knew  him. 
His  work  speaks  louder  than  words  and 
stands  as  a  monument  to  his  glory.  He 
and  Judge  Williams  have  played  a  great 
part  in  formulating  the  practices  of  our 
courts." 

At  the  funeral  of  Judge  Boise,  his  life- 
long friend,  Hon.  George  H.  Williams,  paid 
the  following  beautiful  tribute  to  his  mem- 
ory: 

"I  have  but  few  words  to  say:  Our  de- 
parted friend  comes  down  to  his  grave  full 
of  years  and  full  of  honors.  He  did  not 
attain  the  highest  office  in  the  gift  of  the 
people,  but  the  position  to  which  he  was 
elected  he  filled  with  fidelity  and  a  high 
and  honorable  sense  of  duty. 
"'Honor  and  fame  from  no  condition  rise; 
Act  well  your  part,  there  all  the  honor  lies.' 

"Judge  Boise  acted  well  his  part,  for 
which  praises  and  honor  are  due  to  his  mem- 
ory. Few  men  have  been  more  fortunate 
than  Judge  Boise  was  in  his  life.  He  was 
fortunate  in  the  enjoyment  of  the  confi- 
dence and  respect  of  all  who  knew  him.  He 
was  fortunate  in  his  family,  fortunate  in 
his  friends,  fortunate  in  those  circumstances 
which  conduced  to  his  comfort  and  espec- 
ially fortunate  in  retaining  his  faculties  un- 
impaired to  the  close  of  his  long  and  useful 
life.  Judge  Boise,  when  living,  was  the 
oldest  lawyer  in  the  state,  and  now  he  is 
gone  I  am  the  oldest  lawyer,  and  as  my 
relations  to  him  were  quite  intimate,  I  feel 
like  one  who  treads  alone  'some  banquet 
hall  deserted.'  When  I  came  to  Oregon, 
now  nearly  fifty-four  years  ago.  Judge  Boise 
was  in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession. 
He  was  Prosecuting  Attorney  while  I  was 
Judge  in  this  district  and  made  an  able 
and  efficient  officer.  Since  then  for  the  most 
part  of  the  time  he  has  been  a  Judge  of  the 
Supreme  or  District  Courts  and  at  all  times 
and  under  all  circumstances  he  was  an  up- 
right and  impartial  Judge.  Judge  Boise  in 
his  private  life  was  irreproachable,  and  his 
public  life  was  above  suspicion.  When  a 
man  has  reached  the  great  age  of  Judge 
Boise,  honored  and  respected  as  he  was, 
there  is  no  occasion  to  mourn  over  his  de- 
parture. It  is  just  as  natural  to  die  as  it 
is  to  live — all  must  die — every  blade  of  grass, 
every  flower,  every  tree,  every  living  crea- 
ture must  die;  it  is  the  inevitable  law  of 
nature  and  it  is  our  duty  to  acquiesce  as 
cheerfully  as  we  can  in  this  unchanging 
and  universal  law.  I  know  that  when  death 
severs  the  ties  of  family  and  kindred  it  is 
natural  for  the  bereaved  to  experience  a 
sense  of  sorrow,  but  this  sorrow  is  greatly 
alleviated  when  those  who  are  left  behind 
can  look  back  upon  the  record  that  the  de- 
parted one  has  made  with  pride  and  satis- 
faction. Springtime  is  a  suitable  time  for 
an  old  man  to  take  his  departure  from  this 
world.  When  the  trees  are  putting  forth 


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their  leaves  and  the  buds  and  blossoms  be- 
gin to  appear,  and  the  sun  is  shining  and 
the  birds  are  singing,  and  when  all  nature 
is  putting  on  the  habiliments  of  a  new  life, 
it  is  fitting  that  an  old  man  should  pass  out 
of  the  winter  of  his  life  into  the  springtime 
of  another  and  better  existence.  When  the 
sun  goes  down  it  .reflects  upon  the  clouds 
that  hang  upon  the  horizon  a  golden  hue, 
and  when  a  man  like  Judge  Boise  dies  the 
record  of  his  life  reflects  upon  those  who 
survive  a  radiance  that  resembles  the  glory 
of  the  setting  sun.  Whatever  may  befall 
our  friend  in  another  state  of  existence,  we 
can  have  no  reason  to  doubt  that  he  will 
receive  his  reward  for  the  good  deeds  done 
in  the  body  and  we  can  all  join  as  we  sit 
around  his  lifeless  remains  in  saying  in  the 
sincerity  of  our  hearts,  'Well  done,  good 
and  faithful  servant,  rest  in  peace.'  " 

EARL   C.   BRONAUGH. 

Because  of  the  revocation  of  the  edict  of 
Nantes,  which  caused  the  members  of  the 
Bronaugh  family,  who  were  French  Huge- 
nots,  to  flee  to  Scotland,  then  to  America, 
Portland  had  numbered  among  her  most 
honored  citizens  for  over  thirty  years  the 
Hon.  Earl  C.  Bronaugh.  Judge  Bronaugh 
was  bo.rn  in  the  little  town  of  Abingdon, 
Va.,  on  March  4,  1831,  and  spent  the  first 
twelve  years  of  his  life  there,  when  his  pa- 
rents removed  to  Shelby,  Tenn.,  on  a  farm. 
His  early  education  was  obtained  at  Abing- 
don and  at  Shelby,  while  assisting  on  the 
farm.  In  1847,  however,  he  began  the  study 
of  law  with  his  uncle,  Jeremiah  Clapp,  and 
was  so  apt  a  student  that  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  within  two  years.  To  secure  funds 
before  beginning  active  practice  he  taught 
school  for  two  years  in  Tennessee  and  Ar- 
kansas, and  then  located  at  Jacksonport, 
Ark.,  where  he  practiced  for  a  short  time, 
then  moved  to  Little  Rock,  where  he  was 
for  some  time  Chancery  Clerk.  Later  he 
spent  two  years  at  Brownsville.  Ark.,  go- 
ing from  there  to  Helena,  Ark.,  where  he 
was  elected  Judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  in 
1860,  serving  until  the  outbreak  of  the 
war.  Having  'been,  born  and  reared  in 
Southern  states,  his  sympathies  were  nat- 
urally with  the  Confederate  side  and  he 
enlisted  as  a  soldier,  but  his  health  broke 
down  and  he  received  an  honorable  discharge 
after  a  year  of  service.  In  1868  he  arrived 
in  Portland,  with  nothing  much  but  pluck 
and  energy,  and  started  in  to  build  up  a 
practice.  He  was  first  associated  with  Hon. 
John  Catlin,  and  later,  for  ten  years,  he 
was  one  of  the  strongest  members  of  the 
firm  of  Dolph,  Bronaugh,  Dolph  &  Simon. 
In  1882  he  left  Portland  for  California  on 
account  of  failing  health,  but  returned  in 
two  years  and  formed  the  partnership  of 
Whalley,  Bronaugh  &  Northrup.  Mr.  Whal- 
ley  retired  in  1889  and  the  firm  remained 
Bronaugh  &  Northrup  until  his  death  on 
March  6,  1899. 


The  bar  of  Portland  has  never  had  a  more 
up,right  and  honorable  member,  and  few.  if 
any.  superiors  as  a  lawyer.  His  knowledge 
of  law  and  accuracy  of  statement  were  un- 
excelled. He  was  always  held  in  the  high- 
est esteem  and  respect  by  all  who  knew 
him — a  plain  and  simple  gentleman  of  the 
old  school;  unaffected;  with  a  deep  and 
abiding  faith  in  the  Christian  religion;  a 
devoted  husband  and  father;  a  kind  and 
generous  neighbor;  who  handed  down  a 
good  and  honored  name. 

PETER  HARDEMAN  BURNETT. 

Peter  Hardeman  Burnett  was  born  at 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  November  15,  1807,  of  Vir- 
ginia parentage.  When  10  years  of  age  he 
removed  with  his  father  to  Howard  County, 
Missouri.  He  grew  up  to  manhood  in  this 
rude,  border  country,  but  managed  to  secure 
an  ordinary  English  education.  In  1826  he 
returned  to  Tennessee,  where  he  became 


clerk  in  a  store.  Before  he  was  21  he 
married  Naniet  W.  Rogers,  started  in  bus'- 
ness,  studied  law,  and  became  editor  of 
"The  Far  West,"  a  weekly  paper  published 
at  Liberty,  Mo.  His  first  law  business  was 
the  prosecution  of  a  number  of  Mormons 
for  debt.  Afterward  he  was  employed  as 
counsel  by  the  Mormon  leaders  at  Liberty, 
Mo.,  they  being  charged  with  arson,  rob- 
bery and  treason.  In  1843  he  removed  to 
Oregon,  where  he  became  a  farmer,  law- 
yer, legislator,  and  Judge,  the  Oregon  Pro- 
visional Government  making  him  Chief 
Justice,  and  when  Oregon  became  United 
States  territory  he  was  appointed  an  Asso- 
siate  Justice  of  its  Supreme  Court.  In  1849 
he  removed  to  California  and  was  elecV^d 


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first  Governor  of  that  state,  and  served  af- 
terwards upon  its   Supreme  bench. 

JOHN  F.  CAPLES. 

John  F.  Caples  was  born  in  what  is  now 
Ashland  County.  Ohio,  January  12,  1832. 
A  descendant  of  a  family  closely  identified 
with  the  jurisprudence  of  Ohio.  Mr.  Caples 
quite  naturally  took  up  the  study  of  law 
and  was  eminently  fitted  for  the  profession, 
as  his  career  in  Oregon  has  proved.  He  re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Risdon,  now  Fostoria,  Ohio. 
His  collegiate  training  was  obtained  at  the 
Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  which  he  at- 
tended for  four  years.  He  studied  law  in 
Logan  County,  Ohio,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  Logan  County  in  1853.  In  1855 
he  transferred  his  practice  to  Findlay,  Ohio, 
and  later  to  Warsaw,  Ind.,  leaving  there  to 
enter  the  Government  recruiting  service  in 
Northwestern  Ohio  and  Northern  Indiana. 
In  1865  he  came  Northwest  with  his  fam- 
ily via  the  Isthmus  and  San  Francisco  to 
Vancouver,  Wash.,  where  he  acted  as  Citj 
Attorney  and  practiced  law  until  1866  when 
he  moved  to  Portland.  In  1872  he  was 
elected  to  the  Legislature  from  Multnomah 
County  and  was  chairman  of  the  Judiciary 
Committee.  He  was  elected  District  At- 
torney in  1878  for  the  district  comprising 
Multnomah,  Washington,  Clackamas,  Co- 
lumbia and  Clatsop  Counties,  and  held  the 
position  for  a  period  of  six  years — an  honor 
hitherto  accorded  no  District  Attorney  in 
the  state.  President  McKinley  appointed 
Mr.  Caples  United  States  Consul  to  Val- 
paraiso, Chili,  in  1897.  He  resigned,  how- 
ever, in  1901  to  return  to  Portland  and 
again  take  up  his  practice.  Mr.  Caples  was 
married  in  1854  in  Champaign  County,  Ohio, 
to  Sarah  J.  Morrison. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Portland  Board 
of  Trade,  the  State  Bar  Association,  Port- 
land Lodge  No.  55,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  the  Con- 
sistory and  the  thirty-second  degree  of  Scot- 
tish Rite,  and  the  A.  O.  U.  W.  He  was 
always  a  staunch  Republican  and  took  great 
interest  in  politics.  He  was  an  eloquent 
and  effective  speaker,  and  one  of  Oregon's 
greatest  trial  lawyers.  He  took  great  in- 
terest in  religion,  being  a  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  Taylor  Street  Meth- 
odist Church.  Died  at  his  residence  at  Sell- 
wood.  July  17,  1908,  of  paralysis. 

JOHN  CATLIN. 

One  of  the  prominent  pioneers  of  Oregon 
and  a  member  of  the  legal  fraternity  for 
thirty  years  was  Judge  John  Catlin,  who 
was  born  at  Turkey  Hill,  St.  Clair  County, 
Illinois,  February  6,  1832.  His  father  was 
a  sturdy  Puritan,  who  had  followed  the 
course  of  empire  Westward  from  Massachu- 
setts, first  to  Ohio,  then  to  Illinois,  and 
finally  to  Oregon  in  1848,  landing  at  Fos- 
ter's, twenty  miles  from  where  Portland 


now  stands.  The  Judge  received  his  early 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  Illinois 
and  at  McKendree  College  in  Illinois,  sup- 
plemented by  such  studying  as  he  could  do 
at  intervals  on  the  farms  in  Oregon  and 
Washington.  At  27  years  of  age,  however, 
he  returned  to  Illinois  and  took  up  the 


study  of  law  with  ex-Governor  French,  at 
the  same  time  taking  special  work  at  Mc- 
Kendree College.  He  later  attended  a  law 
school  in  Cincinnati  and  graduated  there- 
from in  1861,  returning  to  the  office  of  Gov- 
ernor French,  where  he  remained  until  the 
fall  of  1862,  when  he  returned  to  Portland 
and  remained  here  the  rest  of  his  career. 
In  1858  he  was  a  member  of  the  Washing- 
ton Territorial  Legislature.  In  1886  he 
was  elected  Judge  of  Multnomah  County 
for  a  term  of  four  years.  He  also  served 
a  term  as  a  member  of  the  Portland  C'ty 
Council.  He  was  married  in  1866  to  Miss 
Frances  A.  Henderson,  daughter  of  Robert 
and  Rhoda  Henderson,  Oregon  pioneers  of 
1864.  The  Judge  was  a  member  of  Har- 
mony Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  was  emi- 
nently successful  in  the  practice  of  law. 
For  several  years  before  his  death  he  did 
not  pursue  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
Died  after  long  illness  July  19,  1902. 

STEPHEN    F.    CHADWICK. 

Stephen  F.  Chadwick,  fifth  Governor  of 
the  State  of  Oregon,  was  born  in  Connecti- 
cut, December  25,  1825.  He  studied  law 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State 
of  New  York  in  1850,  and  immediately  af- 
terward starting  for  the  State  of  Oregon. 
He  came  by  way  of  California,  arriving  in 
the  Umpqua  Valley  in  1851  when  he  imme- 
diately entered  upon  the  practice  of  his 


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profession  as  an  attorney.  He  was  elected 
first  County  Judge  of  what  is  now  Douglas 
County  and  was  the  first  postmaster  at 
Scottsburg  on  the  Umpqua  River.  He  was 
Deputy  U.  S.  Prosecuting  Attorney  for 
Southern  Oregon  and  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  Constitutional  Convention  for  the 
formation  of  the  State  Constitution  of  Ore- 
gon. He  was  successively  elected  Presi- 
dential elector  in  1864  and  1868,  and  at  the 
election  of  1870  was  honored  with  the  office 
of  Secretary  of  State.  He  was  re-elected 
in  1874.  By  the  resignation  of  Governor 
Grover  in  February,  1877,  he  succeeded  to 
the  office  of  Governor,  performing  the  du- 
ties of  Chief  Executive  and  also  of  Secre- 
tary of  State  until  September  11,  1877.  Af- 
ter the  close  of  his  public  career,  he  re- 
tired to  quiet  and  literary  pursuits  at  his 
home  in  Salem,  Oregon.  He  was  a  dis- 
tinguished Free  Mason,  having  attained  the 
thirty-third  degree  in  the  Scottish  Rite  of 
that  order.  He  died  suddenly  in  Salem  in 
January,  1895. 

W.    W.    CHAPMAN. 

W.  W.  Chapman  was  born  August  11, 
1808,  at  Clarksburg,  Va.  At  the  age  of  14 
upon  the  death  of  his  father  he  was  left 
upon  his  own  resources.  He  obtained  an 
education  at  the  public  schools  and  secured 


a  position  as  office  clerk  of  the  court,  study- 
ing law  in  the  meanwhile.  He  received  a 
license  to  practice  in  1832  and  in  the  same 
year  was  married  to  Margaret  F.  Ingra- 
ham.  In  1833  he  went  to  Macomb,  111.,  and 
in  1835  to  Burlington,  Iowa,  where  he  was 
appointed  Prosecuting  Attorney  in  1836. 
The  same  year  he  was  appointed  by  Presi- 
dent Jackson,  United  States  Attorney  for 


the  Territory  of  Wisconsin.  Jumping  land 
claims  was  the  cause  of  most  of  the  litiga- 
tion, and  Mr.  Chapman  sided  with  the  set- 
tlers, who  showed  their  appreciation  by 
sending  him  as  delegate  to  Congress.  In 
1836  he  removed  to  Dubuque  and  was  elect- 
ed Colonel  of  the  militia,  and  while  in  Con- 
gress he  was  the  first  man  to  propose  a 
pre-emption  law.  In  1844  he  was  chosen  a 
member  of  the  State  Convention  to  pre- 
pare a  Constitution  for  Iowa.  In  May, 
1847,  the  spirit  of  adventure  led  him  to 
start  fo,r  Oregon  and  he  reached  Marysville 
(now  Corvallis)  in  November  of  that  year. 
The  following  year  he  went  to  Salem,  and 
later,  the  "gold  fever"  attacking  him.  he 
went  with  many  others  to  California,  where 
he  mined  for  some  time  with  good  results. 
In  1849  he  returned  to  Oregon  with  Gov- 
ernor Lane.  He  had  intended  searching  for 
new  gold  fields,  but  shortly  after  his  re- 
turn to  Oregon  was  elected  Representative 
to  the  first  Territorial  Legislature.  At  the 
end  of  the  legislative  session  he  removed 
to  Oregon  City  and  after  remaining  there 
a  short  time,  came  to  Portland  and  bought 
a  one-third  interest  in  the  section  of  land 
Portland  was  built  on,  which  was  owned 
by  Stephen  Coffin  and  D.  H.  Lownsdale.  In 
the  spring  and  summer  of  1850  he  cleared 
and  built  a  home  upon  the  spot  where  the 
court  house  now  stands  and  in  which  he 
resided  until  1853.  The  purchase  of  "The 
Gold  Hunter"  (a  San  Francisoo  newspaper) 
and  the  shipping  of.  the  outfit  to  Portland 
marked  the  foundation  of  "The  Oregonian," 
Portland's  first  newspaper,  and  was  an  en- 
terprise of  Mr.  Chapman's.  The  opening  of 
the  Canyon  Road,  the  enlargement  of  the 
town  plat,  and  the  improvement  of  the 
streets  were  also  measures  urged  forward  by 
Colonel  Chapman.  In  Portland's  struggle 
for  existence  against  the  strong  rival  towns 
on  the  Columbia  and  Willamette,  no  one 
is  entitled  to  more  credit  than  Colonel  Chap- 
man. In  1853  he  embarked  in  the  cattle 
business  at  Fort  Umpqua,  but  did  not  give 
up  his  practice  in  Portland.  In  the  Indian 
war  of  1855-56  he  was  at  the  head  of  a 
company  and  was  made  Lieutenant  Colonel. 
Resuming  civil  life,  he  moved,  late  in  1856, 
to  Corvallis  and  later  still  to  Eugene,  where 
he  purchased  extensive  farming  property. 
He  was  Surveyor  General  of  the  state  for 
some  time,  resigning  in  1861,  and  during 
this  year  returned  with  his  family  to  Port- 
land and  erected  the  family  residence  at 
Twelfth  and  Jefferson  streets.  He  sfent  a 
life  of  energy  and  a  magnificent  fortune  in 
his  efforts  to  secure  for  Oregon  Eastern 
railroad  connections,  and  when  it  was  pro- 
posed to  run  a  road  from  the  Central  Pa- 
cific line  in  California  it  was  Colonel  Chap- 
man's forethought  that  forced  the  builders 
to  start  to  lay  rails  from  Portland  south- 
ward at  the  same  time  they  began  to  lay 
them  northward  from  Sacramento,  so  that 


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Oregon  could  derive  equal  advantage  with 
California  during  the  building.  Coincident 
with  his  interest  in  railroad  matters,  he  de- 
voted much  time  to  the  maritime  commence 
of  the  state,  and  while  a  member  of  the 
Legislature  of  1868  secured  a  Government 
subsidy  of  $30,000  for  a  heavy  steam  tug 
for  towing  vessels  across  the  bar  at  As- 
toria. With  this  increased  facility  the  mari- 
time commerce  of  Portland  received  the  im- 
petus which  still  sweeps  :on  unchecked 
Colonel  Chapman  forestalled  the  Northern 
Pacific  in  their  efforts  to  obtain  a  right-of- 
way  on  the  south  side  of  the  Columbia  River 
and  hold  the  land  grant  without  building 
on  it.  He  died  in  1892. 

MATTHEW  PAUL  DEADY. 

Matthew  Paul  Deady  was  born  near  Eas- 
ton,  Talbot  County,  Maryland,  May  12,  1824. 
Died  March  24,  1893.  His  father  was 
a  teacher,  and  instructed  him  until  he 
was  12  years  old,  when  the  family  re- 
moved to  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  where  h  s 
father  secured  the  position  of  principal  of 
Lancaster  Academy.  A  few  years  later  they 
went  further  West  and  resided  some  time 
at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Covington,  Ky.,  and 


Rodney.  Mo.  In  1833  his  mother  died  and 
the  young  man  lived  with  his  grandfather 
and  uncle  in  a  store  in  Baltimore  for  two 
years.  He.  then  returned  to  Wheeling  and 
clerked  in  a  music  store  until  his  father 
bought  a  farm  in  Belmont,  Ohio,  in  1837, 
and  the  family  settled  there.  The  subject 
of  this  sketch  worked  on  the  farm  and  stud- 
ied until  1841  when  he  went  to  Barnesville 
to  open  a  blacksmith  shop,  which  he  oper- 
ated for  four  years,  going  to  Barnesville 


Academy  during  the  winters  of  1843-44-45 
and  graduating  with  a  certificate  to  teach. 
Taught  school  at  St.  Clairsville  and  read 
law  with  Judge  Kennon  at  that  place.  Was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1847  and  remained 
with  Judge  Kennon  a  year  and  a  half.  In 
April,  1849,  he  started  across  the  plains 
and  arrived  at  the  spot  where  Portland  now 
stands.  Went  to  Oregon  City  and  thence 
to  Lafayette,  where  he  taught  school.  In 
1850  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives from  Yamhill  County.  Mr.  Deady 
prepared  for  publication  the  laws  enacted  in 
1849  and  1850,  the  first  volume  of  the  kind 
published;  it  was  known  as  the  Hamilton 
Code.  In  1853  he  was  appointed  Judge  of 
the  Territorial  Supreme  Court  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Constitutional  Convention  in 
1S57,  being  president  of  the  same.  In  1859 
was  appointed  as  United  States  District 
Judge,  when  Oregon  was  admitted  as  a 
state.  In  1862  was  appointed  Code  Com- 
missioner and  prepared  the  Code  of  Civil 
Procedure,  which  was  enacted  by  the  Leg- 
islature as  he  prepared  it. 

He  also  prepared  a  general  incorporation 
act  which  passed  the  Legislature  and  be- 
came a  law.  This  act  was  the  first  one 
in  the  United  States  that  placed  all  business 
corporations  on  the  same  level,  by  declar- 
ing that  any  three  or  more  persons  may  be 
incorporated  for  the  purpose  of  engaging  in 
any  lawful  business,  enterprise,  pursuit  or 
occupation,  in  the  manner  provided  in  the 
act.  He  also  prepared  a  code  of  criminal 
procedure,  a  penal  code  and  a  justice's  code 
— all  of  which  are  still  in  force.  The  Taws 
of  Oregon,  as  then  in  force,  were  compiled 
by  the  Judge  in  1874,  with  the  assistance  of 
Lafayette  Lane,  he  compiled  a  similar  code, 
and  both  were  compiled  at  the  special  re- 
ciuest  of  the  Legislature.  He  was  for  some 
time  correspondent  for  the  San  Francisco 
"Bulletin."  In  1867  was  assigned  by  Mr. 
Justice  Fields  to  hold  the  United  States 
Circuit  Court  in  San  Francisco  and  this 
duty  engaged  three  months  of  his  time  each 
year  in  1867.  1868  and  1869.  He  was  a 
member  of  Trinity  Episcopal  Church  and 
in  1876  was  appointed  regent  of  the  State 
University,  acting  as  president  of  the  board 
many  years.  He  assisted  in  forming  the  Li- 
brary Association  and  acted  as  president  of 
that  body  for  some  time.  In  1852  he  married 
Lucy  A.  Henderson.  Judge  Deady  was  a  Re- 
publican, a  self-made  man,  risen  to  the  ranks 
of  prominence  and  honor. 

JOSEPH  NORTON  DOLPH. 

Joseph  Norton  Dolph  was  one  of  the 
greatest  leaders  the  Republican  party  ever 
had  in  Oregon.  Mr.  Dolph  was  born  at 
an  obscure  village  called  Dolphsburg,  near 
Watkins,  N.  Y..  on  October  19,  1839,  and 
died  in  Portland,  March  10,  1896.  after  over 
thirty  years  of  noted  activity  for  the  State 
of  Oregon  and  the  City  of  Portland.  At 
18  years  of  age  he  was  teaching  school  and 


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for  several  years  followed  this  profession, 
reading  law  during  his  leisure  time  with 
Hon.  Jeremiah  McGuire,  of  Havana,  N.  Y., 
until  he  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1861. 
His  desire  to  come  West  was  gratified  in 
1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  Captain  Craw- 
ford's company,  known  as  the  Oregon  Es- 
cort, raised  under  an  Act  of  Congress  for 
the  purpose  of  protecting  immigrants  from 
the  Indians.  Upon  his  arrival  at  Walla 


Walla  he  was  honorably  discharged  as  or- 
derly sergeant  and  came  to  Portland,  where 
he  formed  a  law  partnership  in  1863  with  Hon. 
John  H.  Mitchell,  the  same  continuing  until 
Mr.  Mitchell's  election  to  the  United  States 
Senate  in  1872.  Then  Mr.  Dolph  entered 
the  firm  of  Dolph,  Bronaugh,  Dolph  &  Si- 
mon. In  the  meantime  he  had  served  as 
City  Attorney  in  1864  and  had  prepared  and 
proposed  some  very  important  amendments 
to  the  city  charter,  which  were  afterwards 
adopted,  and  had  also  revised  the  city  ordi- 
nances for  publication.  In  January,  1865, 
President  Lincoln  appointed  him  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Attorney  for  Oregon,  which  place  he 
resigned  in  1866  to  take  his  seat  in  the 
State  Senate.  He  was  deposed  from  his 
seat  in  1868  by  a  strictly  partisan  vote,  but 
in  1872  was  returned  with  an  increased  ma- 
jority and  served  for  two  succeeding  ses- 
sions. As  chairman  of  the  State  Central 
Committee  in  1866  he  proved  his  phenome- 
nal leadership,  which  eventually,  in  1883, 
gained  for  him  a  seat  in  the  United  States 
Senate.  In  1889  he  was  re-elected,  but  re- 
tired in  1895.  He  proved  himself  an  able 
statesman  while  in  the  Senate  and  gained 
for  Oregon  many  measures  of  the  greatest 
value  to  the  state.  He  was  one  of  the  most 


prominent  lodge  men  of  the  state,  in  1876 
being  Most  Worthy  Grand  Master  of  the 
Odd  Fellows,  and  in  1882  Most  Worshipful 
Grand  Master  of  the  Masons. 

BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN   DOWELL. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Dowell  was  born  in 
Albemarle  County,  Virginia,  October  31, 
1826.  During  childhood  his  parents  removed 
to  Shelby  County,  Tennessee,  where  he  re- 
ceived his  early  education,  prior  to  his  en- 
tering the  University  of  Virginia,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  the  law  course  in  1847. 
After  graduation  he  returned  to  Tennessee 
and  started  in  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion, first  at  Raleigh,  later  at  Memphis.  In 
1850  he  gave  up  his  practice  in  Tennessee 
and  started  for  the  gold  fields  of  Califor- 


nia,  but  being  attacked  by  the  cholera,  he 
left  for  Oregon  as  soon  as  he  was  able,  set- 
tling at  Jacksonville,  where  he  resided  from 
1852  to  1885.  In  1856  he  opened  a  law 
office  in  Jacksonville  and  built  up  one  of 
the  largest  private  practices  in  the  state. 
Although  actively  practicing  his  profession, 
he  was  for  fourteen  years  owner  of  the 
"Oregon  Sentinel"  and  controlled  the  des- 
tinies of  this  well-known  publication.  He 
was  a  Republican,  but  never  aspired  for 
office,  nevertheless  he  held  several  local 
offices  and  was  at  one  time  District  Judge 
in  Tennessee;  also  Prosecuting  Attorney  of 
the  First  Judicial  District  of  Oregon  and 
United  States  District  Attorney  for  brief 
periods. 

JOHN  COUCH  FLANDERS. 

John  Couch  Flanders  was  born  in  the 
City  of  Portland,  Ore.,  January  15,  1865,  the 
son  of  George  Hall  and  Maria  Louise  (Fos- 


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ter)  Flanders.  Through  both  parents  he 
came  of  old  New  England  Puritan  stock, 
dating  back  to  early  Colonial  times.  He  re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  schools 
of  Portland,  and  fitted  for  college  at  the 
Bishop  Scott  Academy,  entering  Yale  in 
1881  and  graduating  as  Bachelor  of  Arts  in 
1885.  After  the  completion  of  his  college 
course,  Mr.  Flanders  read  law  in  the  office 
of  William  H.  Effinger,  in  this  city,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  state  in  October,  1887.  Since  that 
time  he  was  actively  engaged  in  the 


practice  of  his  profession  and  since  1891 
was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Williams, 
Wood  &  Linthicum,  making  a  specialty  of 
admiralty  practice.  In  the  latter  year,  also, 
he  became  a  member  of  the  Port  of  Port- 
land Commission,  having  charge  of  the  im- 
provement of  the  Willamette  and  Columbia 
Rivers  from  Portland  to  the  sea.  He  was 
one  of  the  Lewis  and  Clark  Commissioners. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  the  Portland  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce and  other  civic  organizations.  Mr. 
Flanders  had  always  been  a  staunch  Demo- 
crat in  politics,  was  a  delegate  to  the  state 
conventions  of  the  party  in  1892  and  1896 
and  chairman  of  the  County  Committee  in 
the  latter  year.  Since  1896  he  had  sup- 
ported the  wing  of  the  party  opposed  to 
the  theories  of  Mr.  Bryan  and  his  friends. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Arlington  Club, 
University  and  Waverly  Golf  Club.  In  1906 
he  married  Mabel  Huston.  His  wife,  his 
mother  and  three  sisters  survive  him.  Died 
January  20,  1909,  after  a  long  illness. 

N.  H.   GATES. 

N.    H.    Gates    was    born    in    Washington 


County,  Ohio,  in  1814,  and  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  that  state,  being 
raised  on  a  farm  until  his  early  manhood, 
when  he  learned  the  carpenter  trade.  He 
was  married  in  1835  to  Mary  Koontz,  in 
Gallia  County,  Ohio,  where  he  worked  at 
his  trade  and  practiced  law,  having  been 


admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio  in  the  year 
1S34.  He  resided  in  Iowa  about  eight  years 
and  then  moved  to  this  Coast,  spending 
about  two  years  in  California  mining  and 
trading,  and  coming  to  Oregon  in  1852.  He 
went  first  to  the  Cascades  and  then  to  The 
Dalles.  He  was  elected  to  the  Territorial 
Legislature  in  1855  and  was  a  member  of 
the  lower  House  for  four  years,  being  its 
presiding  officer  when  Oregon  was  admitted 
as  a  state  in  1859.  He  was  elected  County 
Judge  of  Wasco  County  in  1872  and  served 
four  years,  the  same  year  being  appointed 
as  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Equali- 
zation, by  Governor  Grover,  and  holding 
the  office  of  Brigadier  General  under  the 
same  executive.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
House  of  Representatives  in  1878  and  1880, 
was  elected  Joint  Senator  from  Lake  and 
Wasco  Counties.  His  first  wife  died  in 
1866  and  in  1888  he  married  Mrs.  Mary 
Schubnell  at  The  Dalles. 

ADDISON  C.  GIBBS. 

Addison  C.  Gibbs,  second  Governor  of 
the  State  of  Oregon  and  the  first  Governor 
elected  by  the  Republican  party,  was  born 
in  Cattaraugus  County,  New  York,  July  9, 
1825.  He  was  educated  in  a  State  Normal 
School  in  New  York  and  became  a  school 
teacher,  and,  in  1849,  a  lawyer.  He  came 
to  California  during  the  mining  excitement 


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of  1849,  but  not  finding  mining  to  his 
taste  he  embarked  on  September  12,  1850, 
with  one  hundred  others,  for  a  new  seaport 
then  just  being  opened,  called  Umpqua.  On 
arrival  at  the  mouth  of  the  Umpqua  River 
Mr.  Gibbs  immediately  identified  himself 
with  the  interests  of  the  new  country,  and 
on  account  of  his  education  and  ability  was 
a  recognized  force  in  the  development  of 
the  Umpqua  Valley.  He  laid  out  the  town- 
site  of  the  City  of  Gardiner,  and  was  the 
first  Representative  to  the  Territorial  Leg- 
islature from  the  County  of  Umpqua  (now 


in  London,  England.  His  remains  were 
brought  to  Oregon  by  an  act  of  the  Legis- 
lative Assembly,  which  appropriated  money 
for  that  purpose. 

BENJAMIN  F.  HARDING. 

Benjamin  F.  Harding,  the  fourth  secre- 
tary of  the  Territory  of  Oregon,  was 
born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1832.  He  came 
to  Oregon  in  1849  and  settled  in  Ma- 
rion County,  where  he  was  active  and 
conspicuous  in  public  affairs  for  more  than 
a  quarter  of  a  century.  He  was  a  lawyer 


Douglas),  in  1852.  In  the  same  year  he 
was  appointed  Collector  of  Customs  at  the 
Umpqua  River,  that  bay,  at  that  time,  being 
a  port  of  entry  and  distributing  point  for 
supplies  for  Southern  Oregon,  then  rapidly 
being  developed  as  a  mining  country.  Later 
in  life  Mr.  Gibbs  settled  in  Portland  for 
the  practice  of  his  profession  as  a  lawyer 
and  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  from 
Multnomah  County  in  1860.  In  1862  he 
was  elected  Governor  of  the  State  of  Ore- 
gon, taking  his  oath  of  office  September  10, 
1862,  and  performing  the  duties  of  Chief 
Executive  with  credit  to  himself  until  the 
inauguration  of  his  successor  on  September 
1,  1866.  In  1866  Governor  Gibbs  was  a 
Republican  caucus  nominee  for  United 
States  Senator,  his  opponent  being  John  H. 
Mitchell.  There  being  a  deadlock  in  the 
Legislature,  H.  W.  Corbett,  a  compromise 
candidate,  was  elected  over  both  Gibbs  and 
Mitchell.  At  various  other  times  Mr.  Gibbs 
filled  important  offices  of  trust,  among  oth- 
ers being  that  of  one  of  three  commission- 
ers for  the  adjustment  of  the  Indian  war 
claims  of  Oregon.  He  died  in  January,  1887, 


by  profession,  but  devoted  most  of  his 
time  to  politics  and  farming,  being  regarded 
as  one  of  the  shrewdest  politicians  in  Ore- 
gon. He  was  United  States  Attorney  be- 
fore the  organization  of  the  State  govern- 
ment and  was  three  times  a  member  of 
the  Territorial  Legislature.  He  was  sec- 
retary of  the  Legislature  from  1855  to  1859 
by  appointment  of  President  Pierce.  In 
1862  the  Legislative  Assembly  of  the  State 
of  Oregon  elected  him  to  fill  the  unexpired 
term  of  Colonel  E.  D.  Baker  of  the  United 
States  Senate,  Colonel  Baker  having  been 
killed  at  the  head  of  his  regiment  in  the 
battle  at  Ball's  Bluff,  Virginia.  Senator 
Harding  served  out  the  term  and  was 
succeeded  in  1865  by  George  H.  Williams. 
At  the  beginning  of  the  war  of  the  rebel- 
lion Mr.  Harding,  J.  W.  Nesmith  and 
Asahel  Bush  were  the  ruling  spirits  of 
the  Union,  or  Douglas  Democracy  of  Ore- 
gon, while  Gen.  Joseph  Lane,  Delazon 
Smith  and  others  were  the  leaders  of  the 
pro-slavery  Democrats,  who  sympathized 
with  the  secessionists  of  the  South.  They 
were  bitterly  hostile  to  each  other.  Soon 


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after  the  expiration  of  his  term  in  the 
senate  Mr.  Harding  retired  to  a  farm  in 
Marion  County,  and  later  removed  to 
Cottage  Grove,  Lane  County,  where  he 
remained  until  the  time  of  his  death. 

WILLIAM    DAVENPORT   HARE. 

William  Davenport  Hare  was  born  Sep- 
tember 1,  1834,  at  Wheeling,  West  Vir- 
ginia, being  the  son  of  the  Reverend 
Joseph  Hare  and  wife.  In  1853,  in 
company  with  Jesse  Edwards  of  Benton 
County,  Mr.  Hare  came  to  Oregon,  over 
the  old  Council  Bluffs  Route,  locating  at 
once  at  Portland  and  accepting  a  position 
as  purser  of  the  steamboat  Fashion,  which 
he  held  for  three  years,  sometimes  acting 
as  pilot  and  captain.  In  1857  he  was  del- 
egated to  copy  the  records  of  that  part 


of  Washington  County  which  was  annexed 
to  Multnomah  County  by  legislative  enact- 
ment, and  at  the  conclusion  of  this  work 
he  was  appointed  auditor  of  Washington 
County.  In  1858  he  was  elected  County 
Clerk  of  Washington  County,  and  served 
six  years.  In  1859  he  was  married  to 
Henrietta  Schofield,  who  died  in  1890.  In 
1864  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
State  and  opened  an  office  at  Hillsboro. 
In  1870  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Leg- 
islature and  in  1872  was  named  as  one 
of  the  Grant  Electors,  making  an  active 
campaign  of  the  state.  Mr.  Hare  served 
as  Collector  of  Customs  for  eight  years. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic,  and 
A.  O  .U.  W.  fraternities.  He  died  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1910.  His  conception  of  life  and 
death  was  summed  up  in  a  memorial  de- 
livered by  him  in  the  State  Senate  in 
1885,  when,  in  paying  a  tribute  to  the 


late  Henry  Warren,  Senator  from  Yam- 
hill  County,  he  said:  "The  stoics  tell  us 
that  Death  is  Oblivion;  that  human  af- 
fection only  bids  us,  o'er  the  tomb  of  our 
departed  friends,  plant  the  acacia  and 
blooming  flowers:  the  modern,  however, 
tells  us  to  do  all  this  and  also  to  build 
monuments  of  marble  to  their  memory 
and  upon  these  monuments  carve  epi- 
taphs; but  the  best  epitaph  that  can  be 
written  is  the  deeds  and  acts  of  Life. 
Death  is  not  Oblivion;  Men,  in  this  life, 
build  their  own  characters  and  the  highest 
aim  of  every  man  should  be  so  to  order 
his  own  life  that  when  the  end  comes  it 
may  be  truly  said  of  him,  'he  lived  a  life 
void  of  offense  to  God  and  man.'  " 

BENJAMIN  HAYDEN. 


Benjamin  Hayden,  pioneer,  lawyer,  In- 
dian War  Veteran  and  Legislator,  was 
born  in  Logan  County,  Kentucky,  Sep- 
tember 11,  1822.  His  youth  was  spent 
in  the  State  of  Illinois,  but  in  early 
manhood  he  removed  to  the  State  of 
Missouri,  remaining  there  until  the  "gold 
excitement"  of  1849,  when  he  went  to 
California.  The  following  year  he  re- 
turned to  Missouri,  where  he  married  Ze- 
relda  Gibson.  They  came  to  Oregon  in 
1852,  taking  a  donation  land  claim  in  Polk 
County  Hills,  near  Eola,  which  property 
is  still  in  possession  of  his  family.  At 
the  outbreak  of  the  Indian  War  of  1855-56, 
Mr.  Hayden  aided  in  raising  a  company 
and  served  as  Captain  until  the  close  of 
the  campaign.  He  early  took  up  the 
practice  of  law  and  became  one  of  the 
most  effective  trial  lawyers  in  the  Wil- 
lamette Valley.  His  ability  as  a  public 


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269 


speaker  made  him  not  only  a  successful 
advocate  but  won  him  prominence  in  pol- 
itics. He  represented  Polk  County  at 
several  sessions  of  the  Legislature  and 
served  as  Speaker  of  the  House  in  1870. 
Aggressiveness  was  one  of  his  chief  char- 
acteristics and  whether  laboring  on  his 
farm,  trying  a  case  in  court,  conducting  a 
political  campaign,  or  serving  in  the  Leg- 
islative Halls,  he  worked  hard  for  what 
he  desired  to  accomplish.  He  was  a 
staunch  Democrat  and  during  his  years  of 
activity  was  prominent  in  the  councils  of 
the  party.  Mr.  Hayden  died  on  October 
29,  1908. 

CHARLES   CLARENCE   LINDEN. 

Charles  Clarence  Linden  was  born  in 
Richmond,  Virginia,  on  June  10,  1858, 
being  the  son  of  Warwick  Watson  and 


Cecila  (Payera)  Linden.  He  received 
his  early  education  at  the  public  schools 
of  Richmond,  Virginia  and  after  teach- 
ing school  for  a  short  time,  entered 
the  Washington  and  Lee  University, 
spending  two  years  in  study  there.  He 
came  to  Oregon  in  1878.  In  1880  Mr.  Lin- 
den married  Luella  Jones.  About  1886 
he  commenced  the  study  of  law  in  the  of- 
fice of  Irwin  &  Vinton,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Oregon  in  1889.  In  1901  he 
was  elected  City  Attorney  of  Sheridan, 
Oregon.  Mr.  Linden  was  a  member  of 
the  Masonic,  K.  of  P.,  I.  O.  O.  F.  and 
W.  O.  W.  fraternities,  and  was  a  Re- 
publican. He  died  July,  1907. 

LAFAYETTE  LANE. 

Lafayette     Lane    was    born    in     Vander- 
berg    County,    Indiana,    on    November    12, 


1842.  He  received  his  education  at 
Washington,  D.  C.,  and  Stamford,  Con- 
necticut. Later  he  studied  law  and 
removed  to  Oregon  for  the  practice 
of  his  profession.  He  took  a  prominent 
part  in  business  and  political  affairs,  and 
in  1864  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
State  Legislature  from  Umatilla  County. 
In  the  year  1872  Lafayette  Grover  ap- 
pointed Mr.  Lane  one  of  the  commission- 
ers to  collect  and  compile  the  statutes  of 
Oregon  into  a  systematic  code,  and  the 
well  arranged  code  of  1874  is  the  result 
of  the  labors  of  Matthew  P.  Deady  and 
Lafayette  Lane.  In  the  year  1865,  Con- 
gressman-elect George  A.  La  Dow  having 
died,  a  special  election  for  congressman 
was  held  and  Lafayette  Lane  was  the  suc- 
cessful candidate  of  the  Democratic  party. 
At  the  next  election  he  was  a  candidate 
to  succeed  himself  but  was  defeated  by 
Richard  Williams.  He  later  settled  at 
Roseburg,  Oregon,  for  the  practice  of  his 
profession  as  a  lawyer  and  died  in  that 
city  on  November  24,  18(J6. 

DAVID  LOGAN. 

David  Logan  was  perhaps  the  great- 
est jury  lawyer  of  his  time.  He  was 
born  in  1824  at  Springfield.  Illinois, 


and  was  the  son  of  an  eminent  law- 
yer and  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
that  state.  He  came  to  Oregon  in 
1850  and  settled  in  Lafayette,  but  re- 
moved to  Portland  soon  afterward.  He 
was  defeated  as  a  candidate  for  the  Leg- 
islature in  1851,  but  served  as  a  mem- 
ber in  1854.  In  1860  he  ran  unsuccessfully 
as  a  candidate  for  Congress,  and  again 


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in  1868.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Con- 
stitutional Convention.  He  had  a  large 
practice  as  a  lawyer  and  retired  in  1871 
from  the  practice  of  his  profession,  took 
a  farm  in  Yamhill  County,  upon  which 
he  died  a  few  years  later. 

LEWIS    LINN    McARTHUR. 

Lewis  Linn  McArthur,  son  of  William 
P.  and  Mary  S.  (Young)  McArthur,  was 
born  in  Portsmouth,  Va.,  March  18,  1843. 
He  was  educated  at  Brown  University, 
Providence,  R.  I.,  and  at  Dickinson  Col- 
lege, Carlisle,  Pa.,  and  read  law  at  York, 


Pa.,  where  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
on  March  18,  1864.  He  then  went  to 
Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  joined  an  immigra- 
tion party  and  started  across  the  plains 
for  Oregon.  He  began  the  practice  of 
law  at  Umatilla,  landing  in  the  Fall  of 
1864,  and  in  1865  was  elected  City  Re- 
corder. He  also  edited  a  newspaper  known 
as  the  "Index."  In  1867  he  moved  to 
Auburn,  Baker  County,  where  he  prac- 
ticed his  profession  and  engaged  in  min- 
ing. He  was  elected  County  Judge  of 
Baker  County  in  1868,  and  in  1870  founded 
the  "Bed  Rock  Democrat,"  a  weekly 
newspaper,  still  published  at  Baker  City. 
His  connection  with  this  paper  was  brief, 
however,  for  in  the  summer  of  1870  he 
was  elected  as  Supreme  Judge  from  the 
old  Fifth  Judicial  District,  a  position 
which  he  held  until  1878,  when  the  sepa- 
rate Supreme  Court  was  established.  Upon 
being  legislated  out  of  the  office  of  Su- 
preme Judge,  he  wns  immediately  ap- 
pointed as  Circuit  Judge  of  the  Fifth 
District  by  Governor  Thayer  and  was 
elected  to  the  same  position  in  1882.  He 


resigned  from  the  bench  in  1883  and 
formed  a  law  partnership  with  Judge  J. 
B.  Condon,  of  The  Dalles.  This  partner- 
ship continued  until  1886,  when  President 
Cleveland  appointed  Judge  McArthur  as 
United  States  District  Attorney  for  Or- 
egon. Upon  the  expiration  of  his  term 
of  office  in  1890,  he  became  a  member 
of  the  Portland  law  firm  of  Bronaugh, 
Northup  &  McArthur,  which  was  after- 
ward changed  to  Bronaugh,  McArthur, 
Fenton  &  Bronaugh.  Judge  McArthur 
maintained  his  connection  with  this  firm 
until  his  death  on  May  10,  1897. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  married 
to  Miss  Harriet  K.  Nesmith,  daughter 
of  the  late  Senator  James  Willis  Nes- 
mith, on  July  10,  1878.  He  is  survived 
by  two  sons,  C.  N.  and  Lewis  A.  McAr- 
thur, besides  his  widow,  whose  present 
home  is  at  Salem.  Judge  McArthur  was 
identified  with  the  educational  interests 
of  the  state,  being  a  regent  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Oregon  for  more  than  24 
years.  In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat  of 
the  old  school,  although  he  repudiated 
Bryan  and  free  silver  in  1896.  He  served 
as  president  of  the  Oregon  Bar  Associa- 
tion during  the  year  1890-91,  and  was 
prominently  identified  with  several  fra- 
ternal orders  and  charitable  associations. 

JOHN    H.    MITCHELL. 

John  H.  Mitchell  was  born  in  Wash- 
ington County,  Pennsylvania,  June  22, 
1835.  He  received  a  public  school  edu- 
cation and  the  instruction  of  a  private 
tutor;  studied  and  practiced  law  in  Penn- 
sylvania; later  removing  to  California  and 
practicing  law  at  San  Luis  Obispo  and  at 
San  Francisco.  In  1860  he  came  to  Port- 
land, continued  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, and  in  1861  was  elected  corpora- 
tion attorney  of  the  city  of  Portland.  In 
1862  he  was  elected  to  the  Oregon  State 
Senate  for  four  years,  serving  during  the 
latter  two  years  as  president  of  that 
body.  He  was  a  candidate  for  United 
States  Senator  in  1866,  but  was  defeated 
by  one  vote.  The  next  year  he  was 
elected  professor  of  medical  jurisprudence 
at  the  Willamette  University,  continuing 
in  that  capacity  for  four  years.  On  Sep- 
tember 28,  1ST2,  he  was  the  successful 
candidate  for  United  States  Senator  from 
Oregon  before  the  Legislature  and  served 
until  March,  1879.  At  the  close  of  his 
term  he  returned  to  Portland  and  re- 
sumed the  practice  of  his  profession,  re- 
maining there  until  his  death.  In  1885  and 
in  1891  he  was  successively  re-elected 
United  States  Senator  from  Oregon.  He 
died  December  8,  1905. 

MARION   F.   MULKEY. 

Marion  F.  Mulkey  was  born  in  Johnson 
County,  Missouri,  November  14,  1836,  and 
came  to  Oregon'  with  his  parents  in  1846. 


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His  boyhood  days  were  spent  on  the 
farm  in  Benton  County,  where  he  obtained 
his  early  education  in  the  customary  log 
schoolhouse  of  the  time.  Later  he  at 
tended  college  at  Forest  Grove,  until  the 
outbreak  of  the  Indian  war  in  1856,  when 
he  enlisted  and  served  until  peace  was 
declared.  In  1858  he  entered  Yale  Col- 
lege, graduating  therefrom  in  1862.  He 
returned  to  Portland  and  took  up  the 
study  of  law  under  the  tuition  of  Jur> 
E.  D.  Shattuck.  While  thus  employed,  he 
acted,  during  1863,  as  Provost  Marshal, 
aiding  in  the  enrollment  of  that  year 
The  following  year  he  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  and  was  for  several  years  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Hill  &  Mulkey,  of  whic 
the  senior  member  was  W.  Lair  Hill.  He 
was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  the 
Fourth  Judicial  District  in  1866,  and  the 
following  year  was  a  member  of  the 
Portland  City  Council.  In  1872  he  was 
elected  City  Attorney  of  Portland,  which 
office  he  held  for  two  terms.  On  retiring 
from  this  office  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  Hon.  J.  F.  Caples,  and  served  as 
Deputy  District  Attorney  during  Mr.  Ca- 
ples' three  successive  terms. 

He  was  married  in  1862  to  Miss  Marv 
E.  Porter,  of  New  Haven,  Conn.  In  pol- 
itics he  was  a  Republican.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Mr 
Mulkey  enjoyed  a  lucrative  practice  and 
by  foresight  in  making  investments 
amassed  a  considerable  fortune,  besides 
building  up  his  favorite  city.  His  death 
occurred  on  February  25,  1889. 

JOHN   JOSEPH    MURPHY. 

John  Joseph  Murphy,  for  many  years  a 
resident  of  Marion  County,  Oregon,  was 
born  in  Ireland  June  22,  1832,  and  died 
near  the  east  entrance  of  the  county  court- 
house at  Salem  on  June  19,  1907.  In 
early  manhood  he  came  to  Oregon  from 
California,  and  took  up  his  residence  at 
Champoeg  in  the  northern  part  of  Marion 
County.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  track1 
and  pursued  that  occupation  for  several 
years.  He  was  a  Justice  of  the  Peace 
in  Champoeg  precinct  in  the  latter  sixties 
and  his  characteristic  disposition  to  know 
all  about  anything  he  undertook,  and  to 
perform  its  duties  creditably,  led  him  to 
study  law  for  the  purposes  of  that  office. 
He  was  afterward  elected  Sheriff  of  Ma- 
rion County  and  his  connection  with  the 
courts,  as  such  officer,  and  the  legal  ques- 
tions affecting  his  administration  of  this 
office  still  further  stimulated  his  research  in 
law,  so  that  he  studied  systematically  and  was 
regularly  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  Supreme 
Coutt  of  this  state  in  1873. 

He    served    with    ability    in    the    Legisla- 
ture  of  the   state   and   in   various   positions 
in     the     city     government     of     Salem.       J- 
acted    for    several    vears    as    United    States 


Postal    Inspector   with   energy   and    fidelity. 

For     some    sixteen    years    prior    to     his 
death  he   was   clerk   of  the   Supreme   Court 
of    the    State    of    Oregon    and    died    an    in 
cumbent    of    that    office. 

In  every  relation  of  life,  both  public 
and  private,  his  record  is  one  of  unvary- 
ing integrity,  and  'tho  many  in  the 


struggles  of  politics  and  law  felt  his  prow- 
ess as  an  antagonist,  yet  no  one  can 
truthfully  assail  his  honor  as  friend  or 
foe. 

He  was  a  pronounced  man  in  whatever 
he  undertook  and  he  was  zealous  for  a 
friend  or  against  an  enemy.  He  was,  in 
the  full  sense  of  the  word,  a  "self-made 
man"  and  the  architect  of  his  own  ca- 
reer. 

JAMES  WILLIS  NESMITH. 

James  Willis  Nesmith  was  born  in  the 
State  of  Maine  on  July  23,  1820.  His 
parents  died  when  he  was  a  small  boy 
and  he  was  thrown  upon  his  own  re- 
sources. His  youth  was  passed  in  the 
states  of  Ohio  and  Missouri,  where  he 
picked  up  the  rudiments  of  an  education 
as  best  he  could.  In  1843  he  joined  the 
Applegate  immigration  party  and  reached 
Oregon  in  the  Fall  of  that  year.  He  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  and  served  as  judge 
under  the  Provisional  Government  in ' 
1845,  and  in  1846  represented  Yamhill 
County  in  the  Legislature.  He  captained 
a  company  in  the  Cayuse  war  of  1847, 
and  was  colonel  of  volunteers  "a,nd  com- 
mander-in-chief  of  the  Oregon  troops 
during  the  Yakima  and  Rogue  River  wars 
of  1855  and  1856.  From  1853  to  1855 
he  was  United  States  Marshal  for  the 


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Territory  of  Oregon,  and  was  superin- 
tendent of  Indian  affairs  from  1857  to 
1859. 

In  1860  Nesmith  was  elected  as  United 
States  Senator  from  Oregon,  serving  the 
state  with  dignity  and  ability  from  March 
4,  1861,  until  March  3,  1867.  The  story 
of  his  loyalty  to  the  Union  and  the  con 


fidence    reposed    in   him   by    President    Lin 
coin    is    a    matter    of   national    history.      In 
1873   Senator   Nesmith   was   elected   to   ren 
resent     Oregon     in     the     lower     house     of 
Congress,    but    declined    to    become    a    can- 
didate  for   re-election.      Upon   returning   to 
Oregon     he    retired     to    his     farm     in     the 
Rickreall     valley,     where     he     lived     until 
his    death    on    June    17,    1885. 

On  June  21,  1846,  Mr.  Nesmith  was 
married  to  Miss  Pauline  Goff,  who  sur- 
vived him  until  1890.  Of  his  children, 
Mrs.  Wm.  M.  Molson,  of  Montreal,  Can- 
ada; Mrs.  L.  L.  McArthur,  of  Salem; 
Mrs.  Levi  Ankeny,  of  Walla  Walla;  Jame 
B.  Nesmith,  of  Rickreall,  and  William 
G.  Nesmith,  of  Blue  River,  are  still  liv- 
ing. 

WILLIAM    WILMER    PAGE. 

William  Wilmer  Page  was  born  in  1834 
in  Westmoreland  County,  Virginia,  of  a 
very  old  and  honorable  family,  which 
traces  its  history  to  the  Norman  '- 
vasion  of  England.  He  died  suddenly  at  his 
residence  in  Portland,. April  12,  1897.  He  was 
a  son  of  Rev.  Charles  Page,  whose  mother 
was  Ann  Lee,  a  sister  of  General  "Light 
Horse  Harry"  Lee.  Judge  Page  gradu- 
ated with  honor  from  the  Miami,  Ohio, 
law  college  and  began  the  practice  of 


law  in  Chicago  when  scarcely  out  of  his 
teens.  Two  years  later  he  removed  to 
Oregon,  arriving  at  Oregon  City  in  1857. 
He  practiced  his  profession  a  short  time 
at  Salem,  then  removing  to  Portland, 
where  he  resided  until  his  death.  Mr. 
Page  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the 
United  States  District  Court  for  this  dis 


trict  by  Judge  Dcady,  the  second  day  after 
the  court  had  been  established  at  Salem, 
and  practiced  law  in  this  state  from 
that  time  until  his  death.  When  Judge 
Wait  resigned  to  run  for  Congress,  Mr. 
Page  was  appointed  Judge  of  the  Supreme 
and  Circuit  Courts  to  fill  the  unexpired 
term  from  May  to  September.  For  nearly 
twenty  years  Judge  Page  was  ranked  as 
one  of  the  most  brilliant  and  able  mem- 
bers of  the  Oregon  bar.  He  was  ad- 
mired by  his  associates  for  the  clear, 
concise,  logical  manner  in  which  he  con- 
ducted all  legal  business.  His  was  es- 
sentially a  legal  mind,  giving  him  a  read- 
iness and  soundness  of  judgment  in  quick- 
ly sifting  out  important  points  from  a 
mass  of  evidence  and  in  applying  correct 
principles  of  law  thereto,  backed  by  an 
authority  that  was  second  to  none.  His 
appointment  as  a  Justice  of  the  Supreme 
Court  by  Governor  John  Whiteaker  was 
a  high  tribute  to  his  high  mental  qualities 
and  legal  attainments,  especially  as  he  had 
then  scarcely  passed  his  twenty-fifth  year. 
After  retiring  from  the  Supreme  Bench 
he  became  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of 
Smith,  Grover  &  Page,  which  promptly 
became  and  long  retained  its  standing 
as  one  of  the  most  prominent  law  firms 
of  the  Northwest.  He  afterward  had 


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various  other  law  partners,  but  for  sev- 
eral years  before  his  death  conducted  his 
legal  business  alone. 

ORVILLE    C.    PRATT. 

Orville  C.  Pratt  was  born  in  Ontario 
County,  New  York,  April  24,  1819.  He 
received  his  early  education  at  Rush- 
ville  in  that  county.  He  later  supple- 
mented this  schooling  by  a  course  of 
classics  and  mathematics  in  two  local 
academies,  before  reaching  his  seventeenth 
year,  becoming  thoroughly  versed  in  those 
branches  and  a  thorough  English  scholar. 
Shortly  afterward  he  received  from  Pres- 
ident Jackson  an  appointment  to  a  ca- 


detship  in  the  United  States  Military 
Academy  at  West  Point,  which  he  en- 
tered as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1837. 
He  remained  at  West  Point  two  years, 
but  his  ambition  to  become  a  lawyer 
overshadowing  his  military  desires,  and 
further  reverses  of  the  family  making  it 
imperative  that  he  prepare  to  earn  a  live- 
lihood, he  entered  the  law  office  of  a 
relative,  Samuel  Stevens,  and  in  two 
years  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  New 
York.  At  the  age  of  21  he  began  his 
professional  career  at  Rochester  and  his 
abilities  were  soon  recognized,  especially 
through  his  active  participation  in  the 
Presdential  campaign  of  1840.  He  en- 
tered into  partnership  with  Fletcher  M. 
Haight,  one  of  the  leading  practitioners 
of  Rochester,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Haight  &  Pratt,  which  partnership  ex- 
isted until  1842,  when  Mr.  Haight  with- 
drew on  account  of  his  wife's  death.  In 
1843  he  was  attracted  to  the  West  and 


settled  in  Galena,  111.,  soon  building  up 
a  lucrative  practice  there.  In  1847  he 
was  elected  to  the  convention  which  re- 
vised the  first  constitution  of  Illinois. 
After  the  close  of  the  convention  he  was 
appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  War  one 
of  a  committee  to  investigate  certain 
charges  against  an  army  officer  stationed 
at  the  Arkansas  River  Fort,  and  while 
on  this  mission  received  a  message  re- 
questing him  to  proceed  to  Mexico,  Cali- 
fornia and  Oregon  to  investigate  confi- 
dential matters.  He  set  forth  for  Santa 
Fe,  thence  to  Los  Angeles,  to  Monterey. 
San  Jose  and  then  San  Francisco,  or 
Yerba  Buena,  as  it  was  then  called.  Presi- 
dent Polk  had  meanwhile  appointed  him 
Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Oregon,  'and  he  came  to  Portland. 
He  was  the  pioneer  judge  of  Oregon,  no 
other  member  having  arrived  as  yet.  To- 
ward the  close  of  1848,  General  Joseph 
Lane,  the  first  governor  of  Oregon,  ar- 
rived and  in  the  following  March  organ- 
ized the  first  territorial  government,  Judge 
Pratt  and  the  governor  being  the  only 
two  members  at  their  posts.  Later  in 
the  same  month  Chief  Justice  Wm.  P 
Bryant  reached  Oregon  City  and  the  first 
session  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon 
was  held.  Within  a  few  months  the 
Chief  Justice  resigned  on  account  of  ill 
health,  and  Peter  H.  Burnett,  who  had 
been  appointed  Associate  Judge,  declined 
to  accept  and  left  for  California.  For 
nearly  two  years  Judge  Pratt  exercised 
all  the  powers  of  the  judiciary,  holding 
all  his  own  terms  in  court  and  those 
which  should  have  been  held  by  the  Chief 
Justice,  and  in  the  meantime  organizing 
most  of  the  district  and  circuit  courts 
in  the  counties.  During  this  time  he  tried 
many  important  cases,  among  them  be- 
ing those  of  five  Indian  chiefs  implicated 
in  the  Whitman  massacre.  The  first  Court 
of  Admiralty  within  the  present  limits 
of  Oregon  and  California  was  held  by 
Judge  Pratt  at  Portland.  He  served  as 
judge  until  1856,  when  he  removed  to  San 
Francisco  and  formed  a  partnership  with 
Alexander  Campbell,  who  had  practiced 
in  the  courts  of  Oregon.  He  was  after- 
ward judge  of  the  Twelfth  Judicial  Dis- 
trict Court  of  the  city  and  county  of  San 
Francisco,  and  of  the  county  of  San  Ma- 
teo,  for  six  years.  In  politics  he  was  a 
persistent  and  zealous  Democrat,  but  was 
devoted  to  the  Union  cause  during  the 
war.  His  death  occurred  at  San  Fran- 
cisco in  October,  1891. 

"The  value  of  his  services  to  Oregon 
was  not  in  the  number  of  cases  he  tried 
nor  the  amounts  involved  therein,  but  in 
the  character  and  circumstances  in  which 
they  arose  and  were  disposed  of.  His 
judicial  career  covered  a  formative  pe 
riod  in  the  history  of  the  country  when 


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proceedings  were  not  so  much  followed  as 
made.  In  this  work  of  blazing  the  line 
and  marking  the  corners  of  the  law  in  a 
yet  unformed  community,  he  did  much 
during  his  few  years  on  the  bench,  and 
did  it  well.'5 

ERASTUS     DARWIN     SHATTUCK. 

Judge  Shattuck  was  born  at  Bakers- 
field,  Vt,  December  31,  1824,  and  spen 
his  childhood  on  a  farm  in  that  com- 
munity. His  early  education  was  received 
at  an  academy  in  his  native  town,  and 
he  later  attended  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont, graduating  therefrom  in  1844.  He 
engaged  in  teaching  for  two  years  after 
graduation,  studying  law  during  his  leisure 
hours.  In  1852  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  New  York.  In  December  of  the 
same  year  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sarah 
A.  Armstrong.  On  February  15,  1853, 


he  and  his  bride  landed  in  Portland,  com- 
ing by  steamer  from  New  York  via  the 
Isthmus  of  Panama.  Mr.  Shattuck  was 
principally  engaged  during  the  next  four 
years  in  school  work  in  Oregon  City, 
and  also  as  professor  of  ancient  lan- 
guages in  Pacific  University  at  Forest 
Grove.  In  1855  he  was  elected  superin- 
tendent of  schools  of  Washington  Count 
and  in  1856  was  made  Probate  Judge  of 
the  same  county.  In  1857  he  was  elected 
delegate  from  Washington  County  to  the 
Constitutional  Convention  and  took  an 
active  part  in  framing  the  constitution  of 
the  state.  After  the  adjournment  of  the 
convention  the  Judge  moved  to  Portland 
and  formed  a  law  partnership  with  David 
Logan,  meeting  with  marked  success  from 


the  very  start.  His  popularity  caused  him 
to  be  elected  in  1858  as  joint  representa- 
tive to  the  last  Territorial  Legislature. 
From  this  date  his  fame  was  such  that 
his  services  were  in  constant  demand 
by  the  county  and  state.  In  1861  he  was 
appointed  United  States  District  Attor- 
ney and  in  1862  was  elected  Judge  of 
the  Supreme  and  Circuit  Courts  for  the 
Fourth  Judicial  District,  which  latter  of- 
fice he  .held  until  November,  1867,  when 
he  resigned.  In  1874,  however,  he  was 
again  elected  to  the  judgeship  and  served 
until  the  reorganization  of  the  state  ju- 
diciary by  the  legislative  act  of  1878.  In 
1886  he  was  elected  Judge  of  the  Circuit 
Court  in  the  Fourth  District,  a  position 
he  held  until  1898,  when  he  resigned  on 
account  of  failing  health.  Besides  these 
high  offices,  the  Judge  served  in  various 
minor  capacities  with  honor.  He  was  at 
one  time  a  member  of  the  City  Council, 
and  was  for  some  time  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  School  Directors,  and  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  Public  Library.  In 
politics  Judge  Shattuck  was  first  a  Whig, 
then  a  Republican,  next  a  Greeley  Dem- 
ocrat and  finally  a  Democrat  of  most  in- 
dependent tendencies.  It  has  been  said 
that  "no  man  has  contributed  more  to 
the  establishment  and  maintenance  of  the 
high  character  of  the  judicial  tribunals 
than  he,  and  no  one  has  done  more  to 
advance  the  material  and  moral  welfare 
of  the  community  or  state."  He  died  in  1900. 

SAMUEL    LEONIDAS    SIMPSON. 


Mr.     Simpson     was     born     October     10, 
1845,    in    the    State    of    Missouri,    being    the 


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son  of  Ben  and  Nancy  (Cooper)  Simpson. 
His  parents  removed  to  the  State  of  Or- 
egon when  he  was  but  one  year  old,  and 
he  received  his  early  education  at  the 
public  schools,  later  attending  the  Wil- 
lamette University,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1865.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Salem  in  1866  and  immediately  be- 
gan the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Cor- 
vallis,  Oregon,  where  he  remained  for 
about  two  years.  In  1867  he  married  Juli;i 
Humphrey.  He  then  entered  the  field 
of  journalism,  becoming  editor  of  "The 
Corvallis  Gazette."  From  that  time  on 
he  devoted  most  of  his  time  to  journal- 
ism, having  written  many  fine  short  sto- 
ries. He  has  been  called  "The  Oregon 
Poet,"  and  his  writings  are  now  being 
published  by  W.  T.  Burney.  He  died  in 
June,  1899. 

BENJAMIN     STARK. 

Benjamin  Stark  was  born  in  the  city  of 
New  Orleans,  La.,  June  26,  1820.  He  re- 
ceived an  academic  education  in  New  Lon- 


don,  Conn.,  and  a  commercial  education 
in  the  city  of  New  York,  and  in  1845 
came  to  Oregon,  establishing  headquarters 
at  Portland,  where  he  is  said  to  have 
erected  the  first  building,  a  log  cabin  or 
trading  house.  Soon  after  coming  to  Or- 
egon he  established  commercial  relations 
with  the  Sandwich  Islands  and  Califor- 
nia, when  the  latter  was  a  Mexican  prov- 
ince. In  1850  he  abandoned  commercial 
pursuits,  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1851.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Territorial  Legislature  of  Oregon  in 
1852  and  of  the  State  Legislature  in  1860. 


Upon  the  death  of  Colonel  E.  D.  Baker, 
in  1861,  Governor  Whiteaker  of  Oregon 
appointed  Benjamin  Stark  United  States 
Senator  from  Oregon  to  fill  the  unexpired 
time  of  Colonel  Baker.  Mr.  Stark  was 
politically  what  is  known  as  an  old-line 
Democrat,  and  was  delegate  to  the  Na- 
tional Democratic  Convention  in  Chicago 
in  1864. 

LANSING   STOUT. 

One  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  Port- 
land, one  of  the  ablest  men  of  Oregon, 
a  lawyer  of  high  rank,  was  Hon.  Lan- 
sing Stout,  who  was  born  in  Water- 
town,  Jefferson  County,  New  York,  March 
27,  1828.  Naturally  adapted  for  the  law, 
he  took  up  its  study  with  Hon.  Ira 
Harris,  of  Albany,  New  York.  He  left 
the  East  in  1852,  and  emigrated  to  Cali-' 
fornia,  where  his  success  was  instan- 
taneous, being  elected  to  the  Assembly 
from  Placer  County  in  1855.  Although 
one  of  the  youngest  members,  he  made  a 
splendid  record  and  served  with  credit  to 
himself  and  his  constituency.  In  1857  he 
came  to  Oregon  and  permanently  located 
in  Portland,  soon  forming  a  partnership 
with  Col.  Wm.  H.  Farrar,  United  States 
Attorney  for  the  Territory.  He  quickly 
built  up  a  lucrative  practice  and  his  many 
friends  elected  him  Judge  of  Multnomah 
County — the  only  Democrat  on  the  ticket 
who  was  elected.  At  the  first  Democratic 
state  convention  following  the  admission 
of  Oregon  as  a  state,  Judge  Stout  was 
nominated  for  Congress,  and  subsequently 
elected.  He  served  his  two  terms  with 
marked  ability.  He  was  instrumental  in 
securing  the  daily  overland  mail  between 
Sacramento  and  Portland,  and  the  pay- 
ment of  the  Oregon  and  Washington  Ter- 
ritory Indian  war  debt.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  memorable  committee  of  one 
from  each  state  on  the  occasion  of  the 
secession  of  the  first  seven  Southern 
States  which  withdrew  their  representa- 
tion in  Congress.  He  was  married  at 
Leonardtown,  Md.,  in  1861  to  Miss  Susan 
Plowden,  and  returned  to  Portland  in 
1863  to  resume  his  practice.  In  1868  he 
was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  and  it 
was  due  in  a  great  measure  to  his  efforts 
that  the  Democrats  met  with  so  many 
successes  in  that  year.  During  the  clos- 
ing days  of  the  Senate  he  contracted  the 
disease  that  resulted  in  his  death  on 
March  4,  1871. 

RALEIGH     STOTT. 

Raleigh  Stott  was  born  in  Indiana  in 
1845  and  six  years  later  came  to  Oregon 
with  his  parents,  who  located  in  Washing- 
ton County.  He  graduated  from  the  Pa- 
cific University  in  1869  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  this  state  the  following 
year.  In  1873  he  removed  to  Portland, 


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where  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, attaining  an  immediate  place  in 
the  front  rank  of  the  lawyers  of  tlv 
state,  being  at  the  time  of  his  death  senior 
partner  of  the  firm  of  Stott  &  Stout.  In 
1874  he  was  elected  to  the  Legislature 


profession  at  Milan.  He  was  soon  ap- 
pointed Probate  Judge  and  exercised  the 
duties  of  that  office  for  four  years.  .In 
1865  Judge  Strahan  came  to  Oregon,  go- 
ing East  first  and  coming  by  way  of  the 
Istsmus  of  Panama.  He  first  settled  at 


from  Multnomah  County.  In  1876  he  was 
elected  District  Attorney  of  the  Fourth 
Judicial  District  and  in  1880  was  made 
Judge  of  the  same  district.  He  was  al- 
ways prominent  in  the  Republican  partv. 
having  for  twenty-five  years  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  state  and  county  conventions, 
and  frequently  took  the  stump,  being  in 
great  demand  as  a  speaker.  He  died  sud- 
denly of  heart  disease  October  26,  1901, 
in  Portland. 

JUDGE    R.    S.    STRAHAN. 

Judge  R.  S.  Strahan  was  proud  to  call 
himself  a  "self-made  man."  He  was  born 
in  Lawrence  County,  Kentucky,  January 
1,  1835,  and  attended  the  public  schools 
in  his  youth  in  Missouri,  his  father  hav- 
ing moved  to  that  state  in  the  year  1841. 
As  a  boy  Judge  Strahan  had  few  oppor- 
tunities and  acquired  most  of  his  education 
by  individual  effort,  reading  from  books 
at  his  leisure  and  st'.vlymg  at  home  by 
the  fireside.  He  attended  an  academy  at 
Mexico,  Mo.,  for  a  short  time  only.  When 
he  reached  the  age  of  21  years  he  returned 
to  his  native  state,  Kentucky,  where  he  ob 
tained  a  position  to  work  and  study  law 
in  the  office  of  an  uncle,  Honorable  R. 
F.  Canterbury,  at  Louisa,  Ky.  In  two 
years  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  im- 
mediately went  West  again  to  Missouri 
and  entered  into  the  practice  of  his  chosen 


Corvallis,  Benton  County,  where  his  abil- 
ity as  a  lawyer  was  soon  recognized,  and 
in  1868  he  was  chosen  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney for  the  district  embracing  that 
county.  In  1870  he  was  honored  by  an 
election  to  the  State  Senate  from  that 
county  for  four  years.  In  1876  he  re- 
moved to  Albany,  in  Linn  County,  and 
for  ten  years  engaged  in  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession.  In  the  year  1886 
he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Supreme 
Court  and  by  regular  rotation  succeeded 
to  the  office  of  Chief  Justice  in  1890,  his 
term  expiring  in  1892.  As  a  practitioner 
Judge  Strahan  was  wonderfully  successful 
in  criminal  law  and  boasted  that  no  client 
whom  he  defended  had  ever  been  con- 
victed. His  written  opinions  while  on  the 
bench  commanded  attention  beyond  the 
borders  of  the  state,  and  at  the  close  of 
his  term  on  the  bench  he  located  at  Port- 
land and  soon  acquired  a  lucrative  prac- 
tice. In  the  year  1895  he  died  suddenly  of 
heart  failure. 

WILLIAM  STRONG. 

William  Strong  was  born  at  St.  Albans, 
Vermont,  July  15,  1817.  His  youth  was 
spent  in  the  vicinity  of  Rushville,  New 
York,  where  he  received  his  preparatory 
education.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  en- 
tered Yale  College,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated with  distiguished  honors  in  1838.  He 


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spent  two  years  in  teaching  after  his  grad- 
uation, reading  law  in  the  meantime,  and 
securing  his  license  to  practice  in  1840.  He 
removed  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  after  his  ad- 
mission to  the  bar  and  at  once  built  up  a 
large  and  lucrative  practice.  On  October 
15,  1840,  he  married  Lucretia  Robinson. 
President  Taylor  appointed  him  Associate 
Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Oregon 
Territory,  in  1849,  to  succeed  Judge  Peter 
H.  Burnett,  who  had  declined  the  appoint- 
ment. Judge  Strong  arrived  in  Oregon  in 
August,  1850,  and  was  assigned  to  the  Third 
Judicial  District,  which  comprised  what  is 
now  Washington,  Idaho,  and  Montana, 
north  of  the  46th  parallel,  and  west  of  the 
Rockies,  besides  the  County  of  Clatsop,  in 
Oregon.  During  the  winter  of  1850-1.  Judge 
Strong  resided  at  Vancouver.  In  the  spring 
of  1851,  he  took  a  land  claim  at  Cathlamet 
and  resided  thereon  until  1862,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Portland.  The  Judge  was  still 
on  the  bench  when  Washington  Territory 
was  set  off  from  Oregon  on  March  2,  1853, 
and  in  the  whole  of  the  newly  created  ter- 
ritory he  acted  as  sole  judge  until  Novem- 
ber, when  the  Territory  was  divided  into 
three  Judicial  Districts,  and  assigned  to  the 
judges  appointed  by  President  Pierce. 
Judge  Strong,  although  a  Whig,  was  chosen 
by  the  first  Legislature  of  Washington  Ter- 
ritory, which  was  Democratic,  to  sit  with 
Chief  Justice  Lander  and  Associate  Jus- 
tice Monroe  as  a  commission  to  report  the 
laws  enacted  each  day,  and  it  is  a  matter  of 
record  that  the  largest  portion  of  the  body 
of  law  enacted  at  that  first  session,  was  in 
the  admirable  clerical  hand  of  Judge 
Strong. 

After  the  close  of  that  session  he  retired 
to  his  residence  at  Cathlamet  and  divided 
his  time  between  practicing  law  in  various 
courts  of  Oregon  and  Washington,  and  in 
surveying  the  public  lands,  at  which  he  was 
an  adept. 

In  May,  1855,  he  received  the  Whig  nom- 
ination for  Delegate  to  Congress  and  re- 
ceived his  full  party  vote,  which  was  not 
sufficient,  however,  to  overcome  the  strong 
Democratic  majority  in  the  state. 

In  1855,  at  the  breaking  out  of  Indian 
hostilities,  Judge  Strong  raised  a  company, 
was  chosen  captain  and  performed  consid- 
erable duty  in  Clarke  County. 

In  April  and  May,  1856,  Governor  Stevens 
caused  the  arrest  of  certain  Pierce  County 
persons  who  were  intermarried  with  In- 
dians and  were  suspected  and  accused  of 
furnishing  supplies  to  the  hostile  Indians. 
Judge  Strong  was  retained  by  the  Governor 
as  his  law  advisor  during  this  conflict. 

Later,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
House  of  Representatives  of  the  Territory. 
In  1858,  he  was  appointed  Associate  Jus- 
tice of  the  First  Judicial  District,  holding 
this  office  until  1861. 

Upon    his    removal    to    Portland,    he    ac- 


quired an  extensive  and  profitable  practice, 
but  later  on  was  almost  exclusively  engaged 
in  the  business  of  the  Oregon  Steam  Navi- 
gation Company,  whose  counsel  he  remained 
until  the  transfer  to  the  Henry  Villard  com- 
bination, resulting  in  the  organization  of  the 
Oregon  Railway  and  Navigation  Company. 
Thereafter  he  gradually  retired  from  active 
practice  and  in  1883  the  profession  had  been 
abandoned  by  him,  his  time  being  devoted 
to  writing  the  reminiscences  of  the  early 
years  of  the  Oregon  Country. 

In  April,  1887,  his  busy  life  ended.  He 
was  an  untiring  worker,  his  mind  most  ac- 
tive, and  his  individuality  was  marked.  He 
was  always  positive  and  hence  he  was  at 
times  the  object  of  violent  criticism,  but 
was  never  swerved  from  his  duty  or  given 
to  personal  controversy.  As  a  Judge  he 
was  quick  to  grasp  the  pivotal  point;  as  a 
speaker  he  was  fluent,  earnest,  practical,  but 
not  eloquent.  As  a  lawyer  he  was  resource- 
ful and  untiring  in  the  cause  of  his  client. 

ANDREW  JACKSON  THAYER. 

Andrew  Jackson  Thayer,  second  child  of 
Gideon  and  Anne  (Dodge)  Thayer,  was 
born  in  Lima.  Livingstone  County,  New 
York,  on  November  27.  1818.  He  received 


an  academic  education  at  what  was  known 
as  the  Wesleyan  Seminary  and  afterwards 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  Doolittle  & 
Thayer,  the  latter  being  his  cousin.  He  was 
married  to  Melissa  D.  Chandler  on  the  9th 
of  October,  1842.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  York  in 
1849  and  entered  into  partnership  with  his 
brother,  E.  A.  Thayer,  at  Buffalo,  remaining 
there  until  March  28.  1853,  when,  accom- 


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panied  by  his  wife  he  crossed  the  plains 
bound  for  Oregon  and  arrived  at  Salem 
August  28,  1853.  From  Salem  he  went  to 
Corvallis  and  on  the  9th  of  October  of  that 
year,  settled  on  a  farm  near  Corvallis.  _  Upon 
the  admission  of  Oregon  into  the  Union,  in 
1859,  Judge  Thayer  was  appointed  by  Presi- 
dent Buchanan  the  First  United  States  Dis- 
trict Attorney,  a  position  which  he  held  six 
months.  In  1860  a  question  arose  in  Ore- 
gon as  to  the  proper  time  for  holding  the 
Congressional  election,  the  portion  of  the 
party  to  which  Judge  Thayer  belonged  con- 
tending, it  should  be  held  in  November,  and 
that  the  election  held  in  June  was  illegal. 
Accordingly  Judge  Thayer  was  nominated 
and  at  the  election  of  1860,  elected  represen- 
tative of  Oregon  in  the  37th  Congress.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  seat  at  the  extra  ses- 
sion in  July.  1861,  and  held  it  until  the  close 
>f  the  session.  In  1862,  he  was  District  At 
torney  for  the  Second  Judicial  District, 
holding  that  office  two  years.  In  1870  he 
was  elected  Associate  Justice  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  in  the  same  district,  which  of- 
fice he  held  until  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  at  Corvallis  April  28,  1873.  As  a 
lawyer  he  won  the  respect  and  esteem  of 
the  entire  state.  As  a  gentleman  he  was 
kind,  affable  and  courteous.  As  the  head 
of  a  family  he  was  devoted  and  affectionate. 
As  a  judge,  firm  and  dignified.  It  can  be 
said  with  pride  that  he  held  the  scales  of 
justice  evenly  poised  and  always  impelled 
the  right  to  incline  the  balance. 

WILLIAM   WALLACE   THAYER. 

William  Wallace  Thayer  was  born  upon 
a  farm  near  Lima,  Livingstone  County,  in 
the  State  of  New  York,  July  15,  1827.  His 
father  was  a  farmer,  having  migrated  from 
Rhode  Island  to  Western  New  York  while 
that  country  was  a  wilderness.  The  subject 
of  this  sketch  was  reared  upon  the  farm  and 
obtained  his  school  education  at  a  country 
common  school.  Begun  reading  law  in 
1849  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of  New  York 
at  the  city  of  Rochester  in  that  state,  in 
March,  1851.  Located  at  Buffalo  soon  after 
his  admission  to  the  bar  and  associated 
himself  in  the  practice  of  the  law,  with  an 
elder  brother,  E.  Thayer,  who  was  then 
practicing  law  at  that  place;  but  after  re- 
maining at  Buffalo  a  few  months  he  went 
to  Tonawanda,  a  town  upon  the  Niagara 
River,  about  half  way  between  Buffalo  and 
Niagara  Falls,  and  there  opened  an  office. 
He  remained  in  Tonawanda  ten  years,  mar- 
ried his  wife  there — Samantha  Vincent — • 
but  went  back  to  Buffalo  in  1861,  and  again 
associated  himself  with  his  brother,  E. 
Thayer,  in  the  law  practice.  In  1863,  however, 
at  the  instance  of  another  brother,  A.  J. 
Thayer,  he  migrated  to  Oregon.  He  crossed 
the  plains  in  coming  to  Oregon  by  the 
former  mode  of  travel;  arrived  at  Corvallis, 


Benton  County,  September  13,  1862,  where 
A.  Ji  Thayer  resided  and  was  engaged  in  a 
mixed  business  of  farming  and  practising 
law.  He  remained  with  his  brother  at  Cor- 
vallis until  the  summer  of  1863,  when  he 
went  to  Lewiston,  then  Idaho  Territory. 
He  remained  at  Lewiston  until  the  summer 
of  1867.  when  he  again  migrated  to  Port- 


land, Oregon.  Mr.  Thayer  was  elected  to  the 
office  of  District  Attorney  for  the  Third  Ju- 
dicial District,  Idaho  Territory,  in  the  summer 
of  1866,  and  in  the,  fall  of  the  same  year  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives of  that  territory,  and  served  a 
term  of  sixty  days  in  that  body  at  Boise. 
His  coming  to  Portland  in  1867.  was  in  con- 
sequence of  the  ill  health  of  his  son,  Claude 
Thayer,  who  required  more  skilful  medical 
treatment  than  a  frontier  town  afforded.  In 
1878,  Mr.  Thayer  was  elected  Governor  of 
the  State  of  Oregon  and  served  a  term 
of  four  years,  and  in  1884  was  elected  a 
Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  served  a 
term  of  six  years  in  that  office,  two  years 
of  which  time  under  the  constitution,  he 
was  Chief  Justice. 

SAMUEL  R.  THURSTON. 

No  young  man  of  the  early  residents  of 
the  Oregon  Country  was  more  representa- 
tive, nor  did  more  to  help  shape  the  charac- 
ter of  the  country  than  did  Samuel  R. 
Thurston.  He  was  born  in  Maine  in  1816, 
but  upon  the  death  of  his  father,  when  he 
was  very  young,  his  mother  moved  with  the 
family  to  Peru,  Oxford  County,  Ohio, 
where  the  boy  grew  to  manhood.  At  the 
age  of  twenty  he  was  famous  as  an  exhor- 
ter  in  the  Methodist  church.  His  ability 


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early  attracted  attention  and  he  was  urged 
to  continue  his  studies  and  to  adopt  the 
legal  profession.  He  attended  Bowdoin 
College  in  Maine,  graduating  with  honors  in 
1843.  During  his  college  career  he  became 
prominent  as  a  political  speaker  and  ex- 
Governor  Robert  C.  Dunlap  took  him  into 
his  office  to  study.  After  being  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  Maine,  Mr.  Thurston  married  and 
went  to  Iowa,  taking  the  editorship  of  tlie 
Burlington,  Iowa,  Gazette.  After  two  years, 
however,  he  started  West,  arriving  in  Ore- 
gon in  184-7,  settling  at  Hillsboro,  and  tak- 
ing up  the  practice  of  law.  In  1848  he  rep- 
resented that  community  in  the  Legislative 


routes;  for  the  coast  survey  and  light- 
houses; and  many  other  matters  of  great 
public  moment  to  Oregon.  In  his  Congres- 
sional labors  Thurston  accomplished  a  vast 
amount  for  his  constituents;  in  fact,  he 
overworked  his  powers,  and  his  weakened 
condition  was  unable  to  withstand  the  fever 
contracted  on  his  return  home  by  the  Isth- 
mus and  his  death  occurred  on  the  steamer 
off  Acapulco,  Mexico,  April  9,  1851,  when 
he  was  but  thirty-five  years  of  age. 

THOMAS  H.  TONGUE. 

Thomas     H.    Tongue,   late    of   Hillsboro, 
Oregon,    was    born    in    Lincolnshire,    Eng- 


Assembly  of  the  Provisional  Government. 
The  following  year,  the  United  States  hav- 
ing extended  its  jurisdiction  over  Oregon, 
and  organized  a  territorial  government,  Mr. 
Thurston  was  elected  the  first  delegate  to 
Congress — the  first  representative  elected 
by  the  people  under  a  law  of  the  United 
States,  from  the  vast  domain  lying  west  of 
the  Rocky  Mountains;  now  embracing  five 
states;  a  part  of  three  others,  and  two  ter- 
ritories, and  comprising  one-fourth  of  the 
present  area  of  the  Union.  Thurston  ar- 
rived in  Washington  in  the  Fall  of  1849  and 
gave  all  his  energies  toward  the  passage  of 
the  Donation  Land  Law,  which  lies  at  the 
foundation  of  the  most  valuable  titles  to 
land  west  of  the  Rockies  and  north  of  Cali- 
fornia. He  also  secured  the  passage  of 
measures  providing  for  the  extinguishment 
of  the  Indian  titles  to  lands  west  of  the 
Cascades  by  treaties;  for  a  superintendent 
of  Indian  affairs  and  their  Indian  agents;  a 
surveyor-general's  office  and  the  saving  of 
all  settled  lands;  for  post  offices  and  mail 


land,  on  June  23,  1844,  and  in  1859,  removed 
with  his  parents  to  Washington  County. 
Oregon,  arriving  at  the  latter  place  on  No- 
vember 23  of  that  year,  where  he  resided 
until  the  time  of  his  death,  on  January  11, 
1903.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
Washington  County,  and  later  entered  Pa- 
cific University,  graduating  from  that  in- 
stitution in  June,  1868.  He  immediately  be- 
gan the  study  of  law,  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1870,  and  was  engaged  in  the  active 
practice  of  his  chosen  profession  at  Hills- 
boro, Oregon,  from  that  time  until  his 
death.  On  December  25,  1869,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Emily  Margaret  Eagleton,  who  still 
survives  him. 

He  was  also  interested  in  farming  and  in 
the  raising  of  fancy  livestock,  and  that  was 
his  principal  recreation  from  his  active 
practice  of  law.  He  was  a  Republican  in 
politics,  but  took  little  part  in  political  af- 
fairs until  in  1888,  when  he  was  elected  to 
the  State  Senate  for  the  term  of  four  years, 
and  served  as  chairman  of  the  Judiciary 


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Committee  during  that  term.  In  1890  he 
was  elected  Chairman  of  the  State  Republi- 
can National  Convention,  and  from  1892  to 
1894  served  as  President  of  the  State  Or- 
ganization of  Republican  Clubs;  he  was  a 
delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Con- 
vention in  Minneaoolis  in  1892,  and  was  the 
Oregon  Vice-President  of  that  Convention, 
'•i  1894,  he  was  permanent  Chairman  of  the 
State  Republican  Committee,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Republican  State  Central 
Committee  from  1886  to  1896,  and  was 
Chairman  of  the  First  Congressional 
District  of  the  State  of  Oregon  from  the 
time  of  its  organization  until  his  own  nom- 
ination in  1896;  in  1896  he  was  elected  to 
the  55th  Congress  by  a  plurality  of  63;  in 
1898  he  was  re-elected  to  the  56th  Congress 
by  a  plurality  of  2,090;  in  1900  was  re- 
elected  to  the  57th  Congress,  receiving  a 
plurality  of  3,100,  and  in  1902  was  re-elected 
to  the  58th  Congress,  receiving  a  plurality 
of  7,318. 

He  died  in  Washington,  D.  C,  on  Jan- 
uary 11,  1903,  near  the  close  of  his  third 
term  in  Congress. 

Thos.  Brackett  Reed,  speaker  of  the  Na- 
tional House  of  Representatives  during  the 
first  two  terms  of  Mr.  Tongue's  service  in 
that  body,  in  speaking  of  Mr.  Tongue,  said: 
"I  consider  him  one  of  the  seven  ablest  men 
in  the  House." 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic,  Odd 
Fellows  and  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternities, 
and  was  a  Past  Grand  Master  of  the  Masonic 
order. 

WILLIAM  W.  UPTON. 

William  W.  Upton  was  born  July  11,  1817, 
at  Victor,  New  York,  being  the  son  of 
James  and  Olive  (Boughton)  Upton.  He 
received  his  early  education  at  the  public 
schools  of  Western  New  York  and  later  at- 
tended the  celebrated  Academy  of  Lima. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  State  of 
Michigan  in  1840,  and  immediately  com- 
menced the  practice  of  his  profession.  In 
1852  he  migrated  to  California  and  soon  at- 
tained political  prominence  there,  being 
elected  a  member  of  the  Legislature  at 
Sacramento  in  1856,  and  District  Attorney 
of  Sacramento  County  in  1861.  In  1860  he 
married  Marietta  Bryan.  In  1865  he  came 
to  Oregon  and  was  elected  to  the  State 
Legislature  shortly  after  his  arrival  here. 
In  1867  he  was  appointed  Justice  of  the  Su- 
preme Court,  filling  that  position  until  1872, 
when  he  became  Chief  Justice,  holding  the 
office  two  years.  In  1877  the  position  of 
Second  Comptroller  of  the  Treasury  of  the 
United  States  was  tendered  him  by  Presi- 
dent Hayes,  and  he  filled  the  position 
through  three  administrations.  He  resigned 
this  office  June  1,  1885.  Continued  the  practice 
of  law  in  that  city  until  his  death,  January  23, 
1896. 


JUDGE  AARON  E.  WAIT. 

Judge  Aaron  E.  W.ait  was  the  first  Chief 
Justice  under  the  organized  State  of  Ore- 
gon. He  was  born  in  Franklin  County, 
Massachusetts,  December  26.  1813.  His  an- 
cestors were  nearly  all  military  men  and 
his  father  died  while  in  the  service  of  his 
country,  in  the  "War  of  1812,"  shortly  after 
the  birth  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
Judge  Wait  was  raised  partly  by  his  grand- 
father and  later  by  an  uncle,  with  whom  he 
lived  until  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age. 
He  was  then  apprenticed  to  a  broom  maker 
and  worked  at  the  trade  for  four  years, 
saving  his  earnings.  During  the  latter  part 
of  his  apprenticeship  he  was  enabled  to  at- 
tend school.  When  he  was  twenty  years 
old  he  went  to  the  State  of  New  York,  and 
thence  to  Flatbush,  Long  Island,  and  ob- 
tained employment  as  assistant  teacher  in 
Erasmus  Hall.  After  a  time  he  returned 
to  Massachusetts  and  remained  until  1837, 
when  he  started  West,  going  as  far  as  Cen- 
treville,  Michigan,  which  was  then  consid- 
ered a  long  ways  west  from  Massachusetts. 
Here  he  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1842,  becoming  secretary  to  Gov. 
John  S.  Barry  of  Michigan.  After  a  resi- 
dence of  ten  years  in  Michigan  he  started 
West  again  in  1847,  with  a  train  of  forty 
wagons  going  to  Oregon.  On  the  way  he 
overtook  his  friend  Judge  Lancaster  and 
family,  and  the  two  then  left  the  train  with 
their  wagons  and  outfits  and  came  the  re- 
mainder of  the  journey  together,  arriving  at 
Oregon  City,  then  the  chief  centre  of  popu- 
lation of  Oregon.  Judge  Wait  immediately 
began  the  practice  of  law,  at  the  same  time 
assisting  in  the  publication  of  the  first 
newspaper  of  Oregon,  "The  Oregon  Spec- 
tator/' which  was  published  at  that  place. 
In  1849,  in  the  midst  of  the  excitement  of 
the  "gold  fever"  in  California,  Judge  Wait 
went  to  that  state  and  engaged  for  some 
time  in  placer  mining.  He  returned  to  Ore- 
gon in  the  early  '50's  and  resumed  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession.  In  1859  he  was 
elected  a  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  and 
became  Chief  Justice  under  the  State  Gov- 
ernment in  Oregon. 

After  retiring  from  the  Supreme  Bench, 
for  more  than  thirty  years  Judge  Wait  did 
not  actively  engage  in  the  practice  of  law, 
but  devoted  his  time  mostly  to  the  man- 
agement of  his  extensive  land  holdings  in 
the  States  of  Washington  and  Oregon,  and 
lived  the  greater  portion  of  the  time  on  a 
600-acre  farm  in  Clackamas  County,  not 
far  from  Portland.  In  1891  he  removed 
from  his  farm  to  Portland,  where  he  re- 
sided until  the  time  of  his  death.  Judge 
Wait  was  one  of  the  thrifty,  hardy  pioneers 
of  the  state,  and  although  somewhat  pecu- 
liar in  some  of  his  habits  and  ways,  his  life 
work  is  intimately  interwoven  with  the 
early  history  of  the  state.  He  died  on  his 


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farm    in      Clackamas    County  in   December, 
1898. 

JAMES  FINLEY  WATSON. 

James  Finley  Watson  was  born  at  Du- 
buque,  Iowa,  on  March  15,  1840,  and  died 
in  Portland,  Oregon,  June  12,  1897.  He  re- 
moved with  his  parents  to  the  State  of  Ore- 
gon in  1853,  and  spent  the  years  of  his 
youth  and  manhood  herein.  He  acquired  a 
liberal  education  at  the  public  schools  and 
at  Columbia  College,  Eugene,  Oregon,  at 
which  institution  he  was  one  of  the  first 
students.  After  spending  several  years 
prospecting  and  mining,  he  read  law  in  the 
office  of  Rufus  Mallory,  at  Roseburg,  and 
was  admitted  to  practice  by  the  Supreme 
Court  in  September,  1863.  He  immediately 


opened  an  office  at  Roseburg,  and  entered 
upon  the  work  of  his  profession,  to  which 
he  devoted  the  subsequent  years  of  his  life. 
He  was  twice  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney 
of  the  Second  District  of  this  State  and 
served  full  terms.  In  1872  he  was  elected  to 
the  State  Senate  from  Douglas  County,  and 
in  1876  was  elected  Associate  Justice  of  the 
Supreme  Court  from  the  same  district.  In 
1878  the  constitution  of  the  Supreme  Court 
was  changed  by  the  Legislature  and  it  was 
provided  that  the  judges  of  the  Supreme 
Court  and  of  the  Circuit  Court  be  elected  in 
separate  classes;  and  owing  to  this  change,  he 
served  but  two  years  on  the  Supreme 
Bench.  He  was  then  appointed  Ci'rcuit 
Judge  for  the  Second  District  and  was 
elected  his  own  successor  in  1880.  In  1882, 
having  been  appointed  United  States  Dis- 
trict Attorney  for  Oregon,  he  resigned  the 
office  of  which  he  was  then  incumbent  and 


removed  to  Portland,  and  for  the  next  four 
years  discharged  the  duties  of  his  new  posi- 
tion. After  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  of- 
fice he  returned  to  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession and  continued  therein  until  the  time 
of  his  death. 

As  a  "man  he  was  possessed  of  plain  but 
dignified  manners,  a  noble  and  lofty  mind, 
and  a  kind  and  generous  heart.  In  his  pri- 
vate and  social  life  he  endeared  himself  to 
a  host  of  friends  and  ever  kept  in  mind  the 
maxim  of  "Justinian,"  to  ''live  honestly,  to 
hurt  nobody,  and  to  render  to  everyone  his 
due." 

As  a  lawyer  he  was  learned  and  skillful, 
courteous  to  his  brethren  and  demeaned 
himself  as  an  officer  of  the  court  whose 
bounden  duty  it  was  to  aid  to  his  utmost 
the  attainment  of  right  and  justice. 

As  a  Judge,  he  discharged  the  duties  of 
his  position  with  unvarying  dignity,  ability 
and  probity,  rendered  his  decisions  with  con- 
stant impartiality  and  without  fear  or  favor, 
and  was  uniformly  kind  and  courteous  to 
the  members  of  the  bar  who  practiced  be- 
fore him. 

As  a  citizen  he  was  public  spirited,  and 
took  an  active  interest  in  all  matters  affect- 
ing the  welfare  of  the  community  and  the 
state.  He  did  not  seek  popular  favor  or  ap- 
plause but  was  eager  to  win  and  merit  the 
respect  and  esteem  of  his  brethren  and  fel- 
low citizens.  He  was  honored  with  many 
positions  of  trust  but  never  betrayed  in  the 
least  the  confidence  reposed  in  him.  His 
standards  of  life  were  high,  his  conception 
of  professional  and  civic  conduct  exalted, 
and  his  regard  for  honor  sensitive  to  a  de- 
gree. In  both  public  and  private  life  he  was 
a  true  type  of  American  manhood.  His 
character  was  full  rounded  and  his  career 
in  harmony  with  the  nobility  and  worth  of 
the  man.  Although  cut  down  in  the  prime 
of  his  life  and  the  vigor  of  his  manhood, 
he  had  lived  a  life  of  usefulness  and  honor 
and  left  behind  him  an  honorable  record  as 
a  man  and  lawyer,  as  a  citizen  and  Judge, 
— a  record  worthy  of  the  emulation  of  his 
brethren  who  survive  him. 

JOHN   W.  WHALLEY. 

When  Mr.  Whalley  died,  November  10, 
1900,  the  bar  of  Oregon  lost  one  of  its  most 
intellectual  and  alert-minded  members;  -a 
self-made  man  of  wonderful  force  of 
thought  and  speech.  He  was  descended 
from  a  long  line  of  English  ancestry,  his 
father  being  a  Church  of  England  clergy- 
man, who  was  sent  to  America  for  the 
propagation  of  this  faith.  The  subject  of 
this  sketch  was  born  at  Annapolis,  Nova 
Scotia,  April  28,  1833,  but  was  taken  back  to 
England  with  the  family  in  1835,  where  he 
remained  until  1847,  when  he  took  service 
aboard  a  merchantman  bound  for  New 
York.  He  left  the  ship  at  New  York  and 
remained  there  a  year  in  the  office  of  his 


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uncle,  Thomas  Jones,  who  was  author  of  a 
treatise  on  bookkeeping,  and  then  returned 
to  England  to  take  a  position  in  the  Bank 
of  England,  but  failing  to  secure  this  posi- 
tion, he  bound  himself  as  an  apprentice  on 
a  ship  going  to  California.  He  landed  in 
California  at  the  time  of  the  gold  excite- 
ment, and  tried  mining  until  1858.  then  took 
up  teaching  until  1864.  In  the  meantime  he 
had  studied  law  and  had  been  admitted  to 
practice  in  Siskiyou  County,  Cal.,  in  1861. 
In  1864  he  went  to  Grant  County,  Oregon, 
and  began  active  practice.  In  Canyon  City, 
Grant  County,  he  was  associated  with  L.  O. 
Stern.  In  1868  he  came  to  Portland  and 
entered  into  the  firm  of  Whalley  &  Fech- 
heimer,  and  not  only  built  up  a  lucrative 
practice,  but,  taking  advantage  of  the  rise 
in  realty  values,  amassed  a  nice  compe- 
tence. In  1883  the  partnership  was  dis- 
solved and  Mr.  Whalley  went  abroad,  re- 
turning in  1884  and  forming  the  partner- 
ship of  Whalley,  Northrup  &  Deady.  In 
1885  this  partnership  was  changed  to  Whal- 
ley, Bronaugh,  Northrup  &  Deady,  and  thus 
continued  till  1889,  when  Mr.  Whalley  re- 
tired to  look  after  his  many  interests  in 
the  city.  Five  years  later,  however,  he  en- 
tered into  partnership  with  Judges  Strahan 
and  Pipes,  whch  lasted  two  years,  when  he 
retired  from  the  firm  to  go  into  partner- 
ship with  his  son-in-law.  W.  T.  Muir,  with 
whom  he  was  associated  until  his  death. 
He  was  a  Republican,  but  aside  from  serv- 
ing one  term  in  the  Legislature  in  1870. 
he  held  no  important  political  offices.  He 
was  married  on  July  21,  1861,  to  Lavinia 
T.  Kinzey. 

JOSEPH  G.  WILSON. 

Joseph  G.  Wilson  was  born  at  Ackworth, 
New  Hampshire,  December  13,  1826,  and 
graduated  from  Marietta  College,  Ohio,  in 
1846.  For  several  years  he  taught  school 
and  practiced  law.  He  came  to  Oregon  in 
1852  and  commenced  the  practice  of  law  at 
Salem.  In  the  same  year  he  was  appointed 
clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  held  the 
position  three  years.  In  1860  he  was  ap- 
pointed District  Attorney  for  the  Third  Judi- 
cial District.  In  1862  he  was  appointed  Judge 
of  the  Fifth  Judicial  District  by  Governor 
A.  C.  Gibbs,  and  settled  at  The  Dalles. 
In  1864  he  was  elected  to  that  office. 

In  1872  Judge  Wilson  was  nominated  for 
Congress  by  the  Republicans  and  was 
elected  by  a  majority  of  850.  He  went  to 
Washington,  D.  C.,  with  his  family  and 
rented  a  house  in  Georgetown.  He  went 
out  to  Marietta  to  deliver  an  address  at 
the  college  and  died  in  July,  1873,  before 
he  had  taken  his  seat  in  Congress.  He  was 
a  very  bright  man  and  was  unusually  jovial 
and  pleasant  as  a  companion. 


GEORGE    HENRY   WILLIAMS. 

George  Henry  Williams  was  born  in  a 
log  cabin  near  New  Lebanon,  Columbia 
County,  New  York,  March  26,  1823.  Both 
his  father  and  his  mother  were  of  New 
England  stock  and  the  family  was  of  Welsh 
extraction  on  the  father's  side  and  English 
on  the  mother's.  Both  of  his  grandfathers 
served  in  the  Continental  Army  during  the 
war  of  the  Revolution.  He  was  reared  in 
Onondaga  County  and  received  his  early 
education  at  Pompey  Hill  Academy,  New 
York,  working  for  his  tuition.  He  studied 
law  with  Daniel  Gott  and  in  1844,  at  the 
age  of  twenty-one,  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Syracuse.  Soon  afterward  he  started 


West  to  seek  his  fortunes  as  a  lawyer.  At 
that  time  there  were  but  a  few  miles  of 
railroad  in  the  country, — none  west  of  In- 
diana,— and  no  telegraph  lines.  He  pro- 
ceeded by  way  of  the  Erie  Canal  to  Buf- 
falo and  the  Ohio  Canal  to  Pittsburg  and 
thence  down  the  Ohio  River  to  St.  Louis 
and  up  the  Mississippi  to  Fort  Madison, 
Iowa.  His  wealth  was  the  Statutes  of  New 
York,  a  few  law  books  and  some  bank 
notes  of  New  York  State  banks. 

The  inexperienced  youth  fell  among 
thieves.  As  he  was  counting  his  bank  notes 
in  Pittsburgh  preparatory  to  exchanging 
them  for  western  notes  they  were  snatched 
from  him  and  pursuit  of  the  robber  was 
fruitless.  Judge  Williams  always  instanced 
this  as  proof  of  the  danger  of  state  banks 
currency.  He  frankly  stated  the  case  to 
the  captain  of  the  boat  by  which  he  hoped 


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to  reach  St.  Louis  and  offered  to  work  his 
way,  and  those  of  us  who  have  known 
Judge  Williams,  can  readily  understand 
that  the  captains  of  this  boat  and  the  one 
which  gave  him  passage  to  Fort  Madison 
needed  no  credentials  as  to  his  honesty 
other  than  his  own  face. 

At  Fort  Madison  he  was  also  obliged  to 
offer  his  face  as  currency.  He  introduced 
himself  to  Daniel  F.  Miller,  the  lawyer  of 
the  place,  who  went  his  security  for  board 
and  lodging  at  Mrs.  Knapp's  boarding- 
house.  But  chance — which  has  so  much  to 
do  with  the  lives  of  all  of  us — promptly 
threw  a  case  in  his  way,  the  conclusion  of 
which  was  a  partnership  with  his  adversary 
and  guarantor,  Daniel  F.  Miller,  and  the 
opportunity  being  once  given  to  him,  his 
abilities  and  industry  made  him  master  of 
his  fate. 

In  1847,  on  the  admission  of  Iowa  as  a 
state,  he  was  elected  a  district  judge.  In 
this  same  year  he  first  met  Abraham  Lin- 
coln; both  were  delegates  to  an  internal 
improvement  congress  at  Chicago.  Lin- 
coln, it  will  be  remembered,  was  an  advo- 
cate for  state-owned  railroads  through  Illi- 
nois. The  friendship  which  began  at  this 
date  between  these  two  great  men,  con- 
tinued in  perfect  harmony  until  the  assas- 
sination of  Lincoln.  Judge  Williams  was 
selected  as  one  of  the  escorts  of  honor  and 
one  of  the  pall  bearers  of  the  Great  Amer- 
ican. It  seems  fitting  that  a  sympathy 
should  exist  between  these  two  men.  Each 
was  the  child  of  poverty,  born  in  a  log 
cabin,  each  rose  by  his  own  exertions  to  na- 
tional fame.  Each  had  the  rugged  strength 
and  height  of  a  giant.  Each  was  fond  of 
rural  athletics,  such  as  racing,  wrestling, 
throwing  the  weight;  and  each  was  himself 
famous  as  a  wrestler.  Judge  Williams 
never  lost  his  love  for  outdoor  sports  and 
was  a  devotee  of  base  ball  and  football  and 
an  interested  spectator  at  the  boxing  and 
wrestling  bouts.  Only  a  few  years  before 
his  death,  he  stated  with  much  pride  that 
he  was  the  local  champion  wrestler  at  his 
home  in  New  York  State,  and  had  never 
been  thrown  in  a  wrestling  bout.  Each  was 
a  man  of  the  people  and  sympathetic  with 
the  plain  masses,  and  each  from  the  very 
first  championed  Freedom  and  Union 
in  the  great  struggle  which  was  even  now 
clouding  the  horizon. 

It  was  at  this  time  (1847)  that  Judge 
Williams  met  and  became  quite  intimate 
with  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  and  he  never 
hesitated  to  pay  tribute  to  the  winning  per- 
sonality and  great  masterfulness  of  the  lit- 
tle giant. 

As  an  anti-slavery  Democrat  Judge  Wil- 
liams canvassed  the  State  of  Iowa  for 
Franklin  Pierce  and  was  elected  one  of  the 
presidential  electors  on  the  Democratic 
ticket.  Shortly  after  the  inauguration  of 
Pierce  (March  1853),  at  the  suggestion  of 


Senator  Douglas,  he,  at  thirty  years  of  age. 
was  appointed  Chief  Justice  of  Oregon 
Territory.  This  appointment  was  without 
his  knowledge  and  contrary  to  his  wish. 
In  1850,  he  had  married,  at  Keokuk,  Iowa. 
Miss  Kate  Van  Antwerp,  and  finding  his 
salary  as  district  judge  in  Iowa  ($1,000  a 
year)  too  small  to  meet  the  expenses  of 
married  life,  he  sent  in  his  resignation, 
with  the  intention  of  resuming  the  prac- 
tice of  the  law.  The  Whig  lawyers  joined 
with  the  Democrats  in  begging  him  to  re- 
main on  the  bench  and  promising  that  he 
should  have  no  opposition.  It  was  Mrs. 
Williams  who  decided  their  fortunes.  Ore- 
gon was  then  the  unknown  land  of  the 
West, — an  Eldorado,  and  the  young  wife 
was  romantic  and  desired  to  visit  the  far 
unknown  country  as  a  novel  experience, 
and  so  when  he  told  her  of  the  appoint- 
ment and  that  it  should  be  whichever  she 
wished,  she  decided  for  the  excitement  of 
a  voyage  to  Oregon,  both  of  them  fully  in- 
tending to  return  to  Iowa  as  soon  as  his 
term  in  Oregon  expired.  They  proceeded 
by  the  Missisippi  to  New  Orleans;  thence 
by  steamer  to  the  Isthmus;  crossed  the 
Isthmus  by  rail,  coach  and  muleback,  and 
from  the  Isthmus  took  steamer  to  San 
Francisco,  and  thence  to  Portland,  by  the 
steamer  Columbia,  arriving  in  June,  1853. 
They  were  met  the  next  morning  by  Col- 
onel John  McCracken.  who  from  that  day 
to  this  has  been  faithful  to  Judge  Williams' 
fortunes,  and  who  was  one  of  his  pall- 
bearers. The  young  couple  made  their 
home  in  Salem  and  on  the  expiration  of  his 
term  President  Buchanan  appointed  Judge 
Williams  to  succeed  himself;  but  he  had  left 
his  prospects  in  Iowa  with  some  reluctance, 
and  now  made  up  his  mind  that  there  was 
also  a  great  future  for  Oregon.  He  had 
become  attached  to  the  people  and  the 
climate  and  determined  to  enter  the  prac- 
tice of  the  law  at  Portland.  According'y 
he  resigned,  and  in  1858,  opened  an  office 
in  Portland  in  a  small  frame  building  on 
the  river  bank  between  Washington  and 
Alder  streets.  These  were  stirring  times  in 
Oregon.  The  admission  of  the  Territory 
into  the  Union  as  a  State  was  a  vital  issue 
and  necessarily  this  involved  whether  it 
should  come  in  as  a  free  or  as  a  slave  state. 
Judge  Williams,  like  Lincoln,  was  natur- 
ally a  politician  in  the  higher  sense,  and 
we  know  that  one  of  the  desires  which  in- 
duced him  to  leave  the  bench  was  not  only 
that  he  might  add  to  his  income  by  the 
practice  of  the  law,  but  that  he  might  enter 
the  active  arena  of  politics.  His  ambition 
was  to  be  United  States  Senator.  We  find 
him  as  a  Democrat  championing  the  anti- 
slavery  cause;  and  as  a  Free  Soil  Democrat 
he  was  elected  a  delegate  to  the  State  Con- 
stitutional Convention  and  appointed 
Chairman  of  the  Judiciary  Committee.  Af- 
ter the  adoption  of  the  constitution  by  the 


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convention  he  took  the  stump  and  by  his 
force  of  argument  and  eloquence  greatly 
aided  in  having  the  free  constitution  adopted 
by  the  state. 

Judge  Williams'  strong  anti-slavery  work 
in  Oregon  had  antagonized  the  administra- 
tion in  Washington  and  he  was  not  ap- 
pointed United  States  Senator,  and  at  the 
first  election,  when  he  was  opposed  by 
James  W.  Nesmith,  he  was  defeated  and 
Nesmith  and  E.  D.  Baker  (who  fell  at  Balls 
Bluff)  were  chosen.  Those  were  days  of 
acrimonious  feeling,  and  Nesmith  was  a 
hard  hitter.  But  it  is  characteristic  of 
Judge  Williams  that  he  pronounced  the 
most  appreciative  and  touching  eulogy 
above  the  grave  of  his  relentless  antago- 
nist. 

He  had  joined  in  the  call  for  an  amal- 
gamation of  anti-slavery-war-Democrats 
with  Republicans,  to  be  called  the  Union 
Party,  and  by  this  transition  he  entered  the 
Republican  party  and  in  1864  was  elected 
to  the  United  States  Senate,  and  his  ambi- 
tion was  fulfilled.  He  entered  the  Senate 
at  the  close  of  the  war  and  commencement 
of  the  reconstruction  period,  a  period  his- 
torically as  important  as  the  actual  war- 
fare. The  Reconstruction  Act  was  his  work 
and  the  enforcement  of  it  also  fell  to  him 
as  Attorney-General  under  Grant,  to  which 
office  he  was  appointed  at  the  expiration  of 
his  senatorial  term. 

Judge  Williams  had  not  only  an  admira- 
tion but  an  affection  for  Abraham  Lincoln. 
He  has  spoken  of  the  tragedy  of  his  face, 
when  oppressed  by  a  Nation's  troubles  the 
President  listened,  in  silence  and  with  utter 
patience,  to  the  fault-finding  of  his  wife 
as  Lincoln,  Mrs.  Lincoln  and  Judge  Wil- 
liams drove  together.  He  has  told  how  he 
was  awakened  from  his  sleep  by  the  dull 
roar  of  the  mob  in  the  street  and  how  a 
man  opened  his  door  and  shouted,  "Judge, 
the  President  has  been  assassinated;  Mr. 
Seward  and  Mr.  Stanton  are  both  killed  and 
God  only  knows  what  will  become  of  the 
Government." 

Something  of  a  partisan  feeling  undoubt- 
edly entered  into  Judge  Williams'  recon- 
struction work  in  the  Senate  and  in  his 
conduct  during  the  impeachment  of  Presi- 
dent Johnson.  He  was  loyal  to  the  memory 
of  Lincoln,  suspicious  of  his  successor, 
hated  slavery  and  distrusted  the  South.  H'e 
has  said  in  recent  years  that  he  was  now 
glad  the  impeachment  failed  and  that  the 
Reconstruction  Act  had  faults  in  treating 
the  South  too  much  as  conquered  territory; 
but,  he  added,  "Those  were  days  of  intense 
bitterness  and  overwrought  feelings  amount- 
ing almost  to  hatred,  and  it  was  natural  that 
mistakes  would  be  made.  For  my  part," 
said  he,  "I  am  conscious  of  only  the  best 
intention  and  believe  that  as  a  whole  what 
I  then  did.  both  as  Senator  and  Attorney- 
General,  was  justified  and  has  been  justi- 
fied by  the  final  result." 


It  is  certain  that  Judge  Williams  cher- 
ished no  animosities;  was  warped  by  no  oer- 
sonal  prejudices.  In  his  later  life  he  viewed 
with  judicial  calmness  the  incidents  and 
events  in  which  he  had  taken  a  par- 
tisan part.  That  he  wus  a  power  among 
the  men  of  the  nation  is  evident  from 
his  record.  He  was  the  sole  author  of  the 
Reconstruction  Act  substantially  as  it  was 
adopted.  When  he  showed  the  draft  to 
some  of  his  Senatorial  colleagues,  they  ex- 
claimed with  enthusiasm:  "Williams,  that 
is  the  very  thing  we  have  been  looking  for." 
He  drew  the  Fifteenth  Amendment  practi- 
cally as  it  now  stands.  He  suggested  the 
electoral  commission  to  settle  the  dispute 
over  the  election  of  President  Hayes. 

He  was  H  member  of  the  Joint  High  Com- 
mission which  met  in  Washington  to  de- 
termine how  the  disputes  between  Great 
Britain  and  the  United  States  should  be  set- 
tled, namely:  The  northern  boundary, 
through  Puget  Sound,  and  the  claims  for 
the  depredations  of  the  Confederate  cruiser 
Alabama. 

He  was  a  leader  in  the  Senate  during 
the  impeachment  of  Andrew  Johnson.  He 
was  chosen  by  General  Grant  and  his  ad- 
visers as  the  one  to  campaign  the  South 
and  explain  the  Reconstruction  Act,  the 
policies  of  the  administration  and  to  plead 
for  Southern  co-operation. 

In  all  the  troublous  times  following  the 
Civil  War,  the  responsibility  of  enforcing 
law  and  order  by  civil  remedies  was  upon 
him  as  Attorney-General.  He  had  to  meet 
the  lawlessness  of  the  Klu  Klux  Klan;  he 
had  to  decide  between  two  governments  in 
Louisiana,  Alabama  and  Arkansas,  conflicts 
which  he  resolved  in  favor  of  the  Repub- 
licans in  Louisiana,  the  Democrats  in  Ar- 
kansas and  by  a  compromise  in  Alabama. 
It  was  therefore  only  surprising  to  those 
in  his  own  state,  for  a  prophet  is  not  with- 
out honor  save  in  his  own  country  and 
among  his  own  people,  when  on  the  death 
of  Chief  Justice  Chase,  and  after  the  decli- 
nation by  Roscoe  Conkling,  and  the  re- 
jection of  Caleb  Gushing  by  the  Senate,  that 
General  Grant  sent  the  name  of  his  Attor- 
ney-General to  the  Senate  to  be  Chief  Jus- 
tice of  the  United  States. 

Judge  Williams  eventually  insisted  on  his 
name  being  withdrawn  and  the  causes  have 
been  variously  stated  as  political  animosity 
in  the  East,  due  to  his  Republican  parti- 
sanship and  activity  in  the  reconstruction 
work;  social  antagonism  to  his  second  wife, 
then  ambitious  to  be  a  leader  in  Washing- 
ton society;  and  opposition  to  him  in  Ore- 
gon because  in  the  course  of  his  active 
Senatorial  career  and  while  holding  the 
office  of  Attorney-General  he  had  necessa- 
rily failed  to  please  everybody.  Probably 
all  these  hostilities  contributed  to  a  result 
disgraceful  only  to  those  who  produced  it. 
His  own  statement  was  that  General  Grant 


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called  a  special  meeting  of  the  Cabinet, 
omitting  purposely  to  have  him  present, 
and  there  suggested  the  nomination,  whicti 
met  with  unanimous  approval,  and  his  name 
was  sent  in  without  his  knowledge,  but  that 
some  member  of  the  Cabinet  had  congratu- 
lated Mrs.  Williams  and  she  prematurely 
showed  an  exultant  and  perhaps  haughty 
spirit,  so  that  the  official  ladies  of  Wash- 
ington were  especially  aroused  to  defeat 
her.  The  bitter  assaults  on  him  in  the 
Eastern  press  were  bad  enough,  witness 
that  cheap  calumny  of  "Landaulet"  Wil- 
liams, but  when  the  social  storm,  with  all 
its  undercurrent  of  political  intrigue,  gath- 
ered force  against  his  wife,  and  last  and 
worst  of  all  he  found  he  was  being  op- 
posed from  his  own  State,  he  went  to  Gen- 
eral Grant  and  insisted  upon  his  name  be- 
ing withdrawn.  It  has  been  said  that  he 
did  this  upon  a  hint  that  by  so  doing  he 
would  relieve  General  Grant  from  an  em- 
barrassing situation.  Judge  Williams  said 
that  General  Grant  begged  him  even  then 
to  reconsider  the  matter  and  suffer  his  name 
to  remain,  saying  that  he  was  sick  and 
tired  of  these  political  intrigues  in  and  out 
of  the  Senate;  that  he  could  and  would 
force  the  nomination  through,  as  nothing 
really  could  be  urged  against  him,  but  Judge 
Williams  replied  that  no  office  on  earth 
would  induce  him  to  remain  longer  in  this 
public  pillory.  He  went  down  to  Long 
Branch  to  see  General  Grant  as  to  the 
nomination  of  a  Chief  Justice  and  they 
drove  out  behind  his  favorite  pair  of  trot- 
ters and  the  President  became  so  absorbed 
in  the  discussion  that  he  overdrove  the 
horses  and  one  of  them  died.  The  Presi- 
dent asked  Judge  Williams  whom  he  would 
suggest,  and  he  suggested  Justice  Miller, 
then  on  the  Supreme  bench  and  whom  he 
had  known  in  Iowa,  but  General  Grant  was 
decided  in  his  opposition  to  this,  saying  that 
it  had  grown  to  be  an  unwritten  law  that 
no  associate  justice  should  ever  be  promoted 
to  the  Chief  Justiceship,  and  that  this  was 
a  wise  rule  because  it  prevented  intrigue 
on  the  bench;  and,  said  he,  "Every  refusal 
to  break  the  rule  strengthens  it  and  shows 
to  the  associate  justices  that  they  need  not 
engage  in  any  political  combinations  with 
the  hope  of  succeeding  to  the  Chief  Jus- 
ticeship." Grant  asked  him  to  give  him  a 
thoroughly  good  man  who  would  do  credit 
to  the  office,  but  sufficiently  obscure  that 
the  gang  of  schemers  in  the  Senate  could 
t'nd  nothing  to  hurl  at  him  Judge  Williams 
on  his  return  to  Washington  spoke  of  th  s 
to  Columbus  Delano,  then  Secretary  of  the 
Interior,  who  suggested  Morrison  R.  Waite, 
of  Ohio,  saying:  "You  ought  to  know  him; 
he  served  with  distinction  on  the  Alabama 
Claims  Commission."  Judge  Williams  re- 
plied, "He  is  the  very  man."  When  his 
name  was  suggested  to  the  President  he 
said,  ''Wire  him  in  your  own  name  and  ask 


him  if  he  will  take  the  office  of  Chief  Jus- 
tice of  the  United  States."  The  result  is 
a  matter  of  history. 

As  a  former  Senator  of  unblemished  rec- 
ord, Judge  Williams,  by  courtesy  of  the 
Senate,  was  entitled  to  immediate  confirma- 
tion when  nominated;  also  when  promptly 
reported  back  favorably  by  the  committee 
as  was  the  case.  But  this  required  a  mo- 
tion to  this  effect  and  for  unanimous  con- 
sent. Judge  James  K.  Kelly  was  one  of 
the  Oregon  Senators  and  John  H.  Mitchell 
the  other.  Judge  Kelly  said  that  as  he  was 
of  the  Democratic  party  and  as  Senator 
Mitchell  was  present  on  both  occasions  he 
felt  it  was  none  of  his  affair  and  for  some 
leason  Senator  Mitchell  on  both  occasions 
failed  to  make  the  motion.  It  seems,  there- 
fore, that  Judge  Williams  narrowly  missed 
being  Chief  Justice  of  the  United  States, 
but  he  used  to  sum  up  the  whole  matter  by 
saying:  "I  believe  I  have  lived  longer 
and  happier  than  if  I  had  been  raised  to 
that  exalted  office.1' 

In  1861  Judge  Williams  returned  to 
Portland,  Oregon,  and  resumed  the  prac- 
tice of  the  law  as  the  head  of  the  firm  of 
Williams,  Hill,  Durham  &  Thompson,  and 
in  1887  he  dissolved  partnership  with  that 
firm  and  became  the  head  of  the  firm  of 
Williams,  Ach  &  Wood,  which  on  the  re- 
tirement of  Mr.  Ach  became  Williams  & 
Wood,  and  later  Williams,  Wood  &  Linthi- 
cum,  with  which  firm  he  continued  until  the 
day  of  his  death,  though  during  his  two 
terms  as  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Portland 
(1902-1905)  he  practically  retired  from  the 
firm  because  he  thought  the  provisions  of 
the  Charter  of  the  City  of  Portland  re- 
quired him  so  to  do.  He  died  at  his  home 
in  Portland,  April  4,  1910.  It  may  be  said 
that  he  slept  not  to  wake  again.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Kate  Van  Antwerp  at  Keokuk  in 
1850,  and  Mrs.  Kate  George  at  Portland  in 
1867.  He  left  one  descendant,  Ellen,  a 
daughter  of  his  first  wife,  and  Mrs.  Carl 
Harbaugh  and  Theodore  Williams,  both 
adopted  children. 

Ihese  are  the  milestones  in  the  earthly 
progress  of  George  H.  Williams.  Taken 
by  themselves  they  are  without  great  mean- 
ing. Other  men  have  held  high  office.  Other 
men  have  lived  long  lives.  Uther  men  have 
been  busy  in  national,  social  and  civic  af- 
fairs. The  question  of  real  interest  to  us 
who  have  survived  him,  and  to  those  who 
will  come  after  him,  is:  What  manner  of 
man  was  he? 

In  all  that  he  did  he  was  clear  sighted 
with  that  vision  called  common  sense.  He 
was  full  of  the  spirit  of  justice.  As  a  judge 
he  was  calm,  impensonal  and  impartial, 
sensible,  passionless  and  just.  As  a  lawyer 
he  was  forceful,  eloquent,  sincere,  and  above 
all  the  justice  of  a  case  was  never  obscured 
from  him  by  technicalities.  He  was  learned 
in  the  law,  but  his  ruling  trait  was  plain, 


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good  sense.  The  trial  of  a  case  was  with 
him  an  appeal  to  a  higher  power,  and  though 
he  conducted  his  cause  with  every  right  of 
his  side  maintained,  it  was  with  profound 
respect  for  the  court  and  perfect  courtesy 
to  opposing  counsel.  No  one  who  has 
known  him  can  forget  the  impressive  ear- 
nestness with  which  he  addressed  a  jury. 
No  useless  stories  or  wasted  eloquence, 
but  an  exhibition  of  the  facts  with  such 
earnestness  as  must  carry  conviction.  He 
once  said:  ''Everyone  tells  the  jury  to  lay 
aside  their  prejudices  and  sympathies,  but 
who  of  us  can  do  this?  Jurors  are  plain 
men  and  the  man  who  ignores  their  preju- 
dices and  sympathies  will  never  make  a 
great  jury  lawyer." 

It  was  delightful  to  see  him,  when  every- 
one else  had  addressed  the  court,  rise  and 
put  his  finger  on  the  one  vital  spot  and 
show  it  clear  as  day.  And  yet,  on  the 
proper  occasion  he  was  an  orator  with  an 
eloquence  thrilling  and  captivating;  his 
imagery  poetically  beautiful.  Witness  his 
addresses  in  memory  of  William  Pitt  Fes- 
senden,  Abraham  Lincoln,  U.  S.  Grant.  In 
his  own  opinion  his  defense  of  General 
Babcock,  private  secretary  to  General  Grant, 
accused  of  complicity  with  the  whiskey 
ring,  was  his  most  masterful  defense  and 
most  eloquent  address  to  a  jury. 

Judge  Williams  was  supreme  in  the  rare 
art  of  after-dinner  speaking  and  was  not 
only  Portland's  greatest  orator  for  such 
occasions,  but  one  of  the  greatest  in  the 
country,  and  many  audiences  East  and  West 
have  listened  delighted  with  his  inimitable 
mingling  of  wit,  humor,  poetry  and  thought. 

As  a  politician  he  was  like  Lincoln:  shrewd 
to  know  the  popular  feeling  and  to  follow 
it  to  the  point  where  it  clashed  with  his 
settled  convictions,  but  then,  instead  of  sur- 
rendering his  principles  for  political  advan- 
tage, he  opposed  his  principles  against  the 
popular  outcry  and  endeavored  to  instruct 
the  multiude.  He  disliked  dissension  or  con- 
tention either  in  public  or  private  life.  He 
would  rather  yield  any  personal  claim  than 
engage  in  hostilities.  He  was  an  amiable 
man,  of  a  simple,  trustful,  childlike  nature, 
and  if  he  had  a  weakness  it  was  that  his 
own  innocence  led  him  to  trust  those  who 
should  not  be  trusted  and  to  yield  to  those 
who  were  in  every  way  his  inferiors. 

At  87  he  was  still  youthful  in  mind,  be- 
longing to  the  present,  not  to  the  past. 
Interested  in  the  problems  of  the  day,  and 
as  progressive  in  thought  as  a  man  of  25. 
He  exhibited  his  own  childli-ke  simplicity  of 


character  in  his  fondness  for  children.  Two 
of  his  children  were  adopted,  but  they  could 
not  have  been  more  beloved  if  they  had 
been  children  of  his  own  blood.  Babies, 
street  urchins  and  all  phases  of  childhood 
interested  him  and  appealed  to  him.  One 
of  the  last  pictures  his  partners  have  of 
him  was  of  him  gazing  gravely  at  a  2-year- 
old  little  girl  who  had  toddled  into  his 
room  from  the  hallway  and  stood  staring 
at  him.  After  a  moment's  mutual  viewing 
each  other  in  silence,  not  knowing  they 
were  observed,  the  Judge  was  heard  to  say 
solemnly  to  his  small  visitor,  "Were  you 
looking  for  a  lawyer?"  In  a  few  days 
he  was  dead,  and  there  passed  one  of  the 
kindliest  and  most  lovable  of  men. 

Like  all  such  natures,  Judge  Williams 
was  extremely  sensitive  to  criticism,  though 
he  would  not  show  it,  and  the  zealots  of 
the  pulpit  who  turned  upon  him  and  abused 
him  while  he  was  Mayor,  because  of  his 
attitude  on  the  liquor  question,  caused  him 
real  suffering. 

He  has  passed  to  that  realm  where  the 
shrill  discords  of  man  fall  not  upon  his 
ear,  and  the  shame  remains  with  those  who 
assailed  him. 

As  has  been  said  before  (but  it  cannot  be 
too  much  emphasized),  his  was  not  a  na- 
ture to  cherish  hatred.  He  was  never  moved 
by  malice.  In  the  course  of  his  long  and 
active  life — a  greater  part  of  it  in  an  arena 
of  combat — he  was  often  attacked  (and  bit- 
terly attacked),  as  when  he  was  nominated 
for  the  Chief  Justiceship,  and  during  his 
services  to  the  City  of  Portland  as  its 
Mayor,  but  he  forgave  those  who  assailed 
him;  he  made  allowances  for  human  nature 
and  those  who  have  been  most  intimate 
with  him  can  bear  testimony  that  he  never 
spoke  bitterly  of  any  one  and  he  easily 
and  quickly  forgave  his  enemies. 

His  life  covers  the  most  active  part  of 
the  history  of  this  country.  When  it  began 
there  was  neither  railways  nor  telegraph 
lines.  Travel  was  by  river,  canal  and  coach. 
Chicago  did  not  exist.  Pittsburg  and  St. 
Louis  were  the  Western  frontier,  and  in 
all  that  has  gone  to  the  making  of  the 
country  and  of  the  State  of  Oregon  he  has 
had  a  conspicuous  part. 

He  has  gone  from  us  and  as  we  review 
the  record  he  made  and  the  example  he 
has  left,  we  can  say  we  have  lost  more 
than  the  judge  and  jurist,  more  than  the 
politician  and  the  statesman.  We  have  lost 
a  good  man. 

c.  E.  s.  WOOD 


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